• DocumentCode
    1019821
  • Title

    Observation of chirp in a 1.5 μm DFB-LD using a streak camera

  • Author

    Kuwazuru, M. ; Yamamoto, Seiichi ; Mochizuki, K. ; Fujise, M.

  • Author_Institution
    KDD Research & Development Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    108
  • Lastpage
    109
  • Abstract
    The transient wavelength shift of a 1.5 μm distributed-feedback laser diode (DFB-LD) modulated by a rectangular pulse is directly observed using a streak camera. As a result, chirp width increase with decreasing DC bias current is observed. When the DC bias current is set to less than the threshold current, the wavelength shifts briefly from the shorter wavelength to the equilibrium value during the optical pulse turn-on.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; spectral line breadth; streak photography; DC bias current; chirp; distributed-feedback laser diode; modulation; optical pulse turn-on; rectangular pulse; semiconductor laser; streak camera; threshold current; transient wavelength shift; wavelength 1.5 microns;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860075
  • Filename
    4256254