Evaluation of transmission characteristics of chirped DFB lasers in dispersive optical fiber

Author

Hakki, Basil W.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Lab., Breinigsville, PA, USA

Volume

10

Issue

7

fYear

1992

fDate

7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

964

Lastpage

970

Abstract

Experimental and analytical results are presented for pulse distortion and receiver penalty associated with wavelength chirp of 1.5 μm distributed feedback (DFB) lasers in the presence of fiber dispersion. An approximate analytical model for dispersion penalty due to chirp is given and shown to provide reasonable agreement with the experimental results obtained for digital transmission at 1.7 Gb/s. The model captures the important features of chirp that lead to dispersion penalty, such as the maximum wavelength excursion, the chirping time, and the energy content at the leading edge of the pulse during chirp. The utility of the model is that the parameters used in it can be readily obtained from single experimental measurements. The limitations of the model are also discussed

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; optical links; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.5 micron; 1.7 Gbit/s; DFB lasers; IR; approximate analytical model; chirp; chirped DFB lasers; chirping time; digital transmission; diode lasers; dispersion penalty; dispersive optical fiber; distributed feedback; energy content; fiber dispersion; leading edge; maximum wavelength excursion; pulse distortion; pulse edge; receiver penalty; transmission characteristics; wavelength chirp; Analytical models; Chirp; Distributed feedback devices; Energy capture; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical pulses; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.144920

Filename

144920