Title :
Amplitude and phase noise of self-pulsations in laser diodes
Author :
Tian, Feng ; Chen, Jun ; Li, Guifang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rochester Inst. of Technol., NY, USA
fDate :
2/13/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The amplitude and phase noise of individual harmonic of self-pulsations in a two-section laser diode have been characterised experimentally. Both amplitude and phase noise are 1/f in nature for <1 kHz frequency offsets and white for >10 kHz frequency offsets
Keywords :
1/f noise; harmonics; laser noise; nonlinear optics; optical transmitters; phase noise; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor lasers; white noise; amplitude noise; harmonic; laser diodes; periodic orbits; phase noise; self-pulsations; two-section LD;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970183