Estimating the output field of a directly modulated laser diode

Author

Hinton, Kerry

Author_Institution

Telecom Australia Res. Labs., Clayton, Vic., Australia

Volume

32

Issue

8

fYear

1996

fDate

8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1427

Lastpage

1431

Abstract

A method for estimating the chirp of the output light field of a directly modulated laser diode is presented and experimentally tested. This method is based upon simple measurements of the modulated output power and spectral lineshape. Using a method of best fit to the spectral lineshape, a good estimation of the field phase is easily evaluated. This information can then be used to determine the suitability of laser diodes in high-speed, high-dispersion intensity modulated direct detected optical systems

Keywords

chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser variables measurement; optical dispersion; optical testing; optical transmitters; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor lasers; spectral line breadth; directly modulated laser diode; field phase; high-dispersion intensity modulated direct detected optical systems; high-speed; laser variables measurement; light field chirp; method of best fit; modulated output power; optical transmitters; output field; simple measurements; spectral lineshape; Chirp modulation; Diode lasers; High speed optical techniques; Intensity modulation; Optical detectors; Optical modulation; Phase estimation; Power generation; Power measurement; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.511555

Filename

511555