Title :
Memory diagram of single-mode semiconductor lasers
Author :
Colet, Pere ; Mirasso, Claudio R. ; Miguel, Maxi San
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Univ. de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
fDate :
6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A memory diagram, i.e., regions where pattern effects appear at the output of the laser, in the bias-current-versus-modulation-period plane is obtained, both by numerical simulation of the rate equations and by using an analytical approach. A simple method, based on the superposition of the turn-on time probability distribution for the periodic sequence . . .1111. . . of input bits and the turn-on time probability distribution obtained for repetitive gain switching, is used to describe the response of the laser to a pseudorandom word modulation of the injection current
Keywords :
laser modes; laser theory; optical modulation; probability; semiconductor lasers; analytical approach; bias-current-versus-modulation-period plane; injection current; input bits; laser pulse switching; memory diagram; numerical simulation; pattern effects; periodic sequence; pseudorandom word modulation; rate equations; repetitive gain switching; single-mode semiconductor lasers; turn-on time probability distribution; Delay effects; Frequency; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical fiber communication; Optical pulses; Probability distribution; Semiconductor lasers; Statistics; Timing jitter;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
