DocumentCode
915607
Title
Influence of series resistance on modulation responses of DFB lasers
Author
Lassen, H.E. ; Wenzel, Hans ; Tromborg, Bjarne
Author_Institution
Queen´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Volume
29
Issue
12
fYear
1993
fDate
6/10/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1124
Lastpage
1126
Abstract
By numerical calculations it is demonstrated that the frequency modulation response of a lambda /4-shifted DFB laser at low modulation frequencies depends strongly on the series resistance between upper contact and active layer. The intensity modulation response is shown to be only weakly dependent on the series resistance.
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; frequency modulation; frequency response; optical hole burning; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; DFB laser; frequency modulation response; intensity modulation response; modulation responses; numerical calculations; series resistance; spatial hole burning;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19930750
Filename
220846
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