DocumentCode
950394
Title
Intensity noise and linewidth of laser diodes with integrated semiconductor optical amplifier
Author
Morthier, Geert ; Moeyersoon, Bart
Author_Institution
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
Volume
14
Issue
12
fYear
2002
Firstpage
1644
Lastpage
1646
Abstract
It is shown that the relative intensity noise and the linewidth of a laser diode can increase significantly if an optical amplifier is integrated with the laser diode. This increase is due to the amplified spontaneous emission from the optical amplifier.
Keywords
integrated optics; laser noise; laser theory; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spectral line breadth; superradiance; AR-coated DFB laser; amplified spontaneous emission; integrated semiconductor optical amplifier; laser diodes; linewidth; optical communication; relative intensity noise; transmitter modules; Diode lasers; Equations; Laser noise; Optical amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2002.804672
Filename
1058238
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