Title :
Intermodulation distortion in traveling-wave semiconductor cascade lasers
Author :
Hashim, Hasnul H. ; Iezekiel, Stavros
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Commun. Eng., Inst. Teknol. Brunei, Tungku Link, Brunei
Abstract :
We demonstrate a traveling-wave semiconductor cascade laser for analog fiber-optic link applications. Both modeled and measured results show reduced intermodulation distortion when compared to a single resistively matched laser diode.
Keywords :
intermodulation distortion; optical links; semiconductor lasers; analog fiber-optic link applications; intermodulation distortion; traveling-wave semiconductor cascade lasers; Diode lasers; Distortion measurement; Intermodulation distortion; Optical coupling; Optical distortion; Optical losses; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Quantum cascade lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343126