Title :
Modulation properties of a near travelling-wave semiconductor laser amplifier
Author_Institution :
Fibre Opt. Res. Centre, Ericsson Telecom, Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
10/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The amplitude and phase or frequency modulation properties for pump current modulation of a near travelling-wave semiconductor laser amplifier are examined. The investigations are performed numerically in the time domain with large-signal analysis and in the frequency domain with small-signal analysis. It is shown that the modulation bandwidth is increased by high pump current or high input power and that the small-signal modulation efficiency is increased by low pump current or low input power. The validity of the simulations is supported by experimental results
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; frequency modulation; optical modulation; optical pumping; phase modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; AM; amplitude modulation; diode lasers; frequency domain; frequency modulation properties; high input power; high pump current; large-signal analysis; low input power; low pump current; modulation bandwidth; near travelling-wave semiconductor laser amplifier; phase modulation; pump current modulation; small-signal analysis; small-signal modulation efficiency; time domain;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
