• DocumentCode
    802213
  • Title

    Correlation of relative intensity noise with linewidth floors in narrow linewidth DFB lasers

  • Author

    Fletcher, N.C.

  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    2002
  • Lastpage
    2003
  • Abstract
    The relative intensity noise of narrow linewidth DFB lasers in the vicinity of linewidth floors is measured. A strong correlation between linewidth rebroadening and a corresponding increase in the relative intensity noise for frequencies below 3 GHz is observed for devices with mode suppression ratios in excess of 35 dB.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; electron device noise; laser modes; laser tuning; semiconductor junction lasers; spectral line breadth; 100 MHz to 7 GHz; linewidth floors; linewidth rebroadening; mode suppression ratios; narrow linewidth DFB lasers; optical isolators; relative intensity noise; ridge waveguide structure; strong correlation; tunable sources;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19901294
  • Filename
    102582