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
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