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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1998. ISLC 1998 NARA. 1998 IEEE 16th International
Conference_Location :
Nara, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4223-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1998.734193
