• DocumentCode
    2413030
  • Title

    Power and facet phase dependence of chirp for index and gain-coupled DFB lasers

  • Author

    Thedrez, B. ; Rainsant, J.M. ; Aberkane, N. ; Andre, B. ; Bissessur, H. ; Provost, J.G. ; Fernier, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Groupement d´Interet Econ., OPTO+, Marcoussis, France
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    4-8 Oct. 1998
  • Firstpage
    175
  • Lastpage
    176
  • Abstract
    The adiabatic chirp of DFB semiconductor lasers is shown to be power and facet phase dependent. Importance of this effect on transmission is demonstrated using BER measurements, showing an advantage for gain-coupled lasers versus index-coupled devices.
  • Keywords
    chirp modulation; distributed feedback lasers; electro-optical modulation; error statistics; refractive index; semiconductor lasers; BER measurements; DFB semiconductor laser chirp modulation; facet phase dependence; facet phase dependent; gain-coupled DFB lasers; gain-coupled lasers; index-coupled DFB lasers; index-coupled devices; power dependent; Bragg gratings; Charge carrier density; Chirp modulation; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Gain measurement; Laser modes; Optical interferometry; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1998. ISLC 1998 NARA. 1998 IEEE 16th International
  • Conference_Location
    Nara, Japan
  • ISSN
    0899-9406
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4223-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.1998.734193
  • Filename
    734193