DocumentCode :
2413030
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
fYear :
1998
fDate :
4-8 Oct. 1998
Firstpage :
175
Lastpage :
176
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;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1998. ISLC 1998 NARA. 1998 IEEE 16th International
Conference_Location :
Nara, Japan
ISSN :
0899-9406
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4223-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1998.734193
Filename :
734193
Link To Document :
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