Title :
Resonant optical amplification in a laser diode: theory and experiment
Author :
Van Tartwijk, G.H.M. ; de Waardt, H. ; Verbeek, B.H. ; Lenstra, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Free Univ., Amsterdam, Netherlands
fDate :
8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Resonant optical amplification is studied both theoretically and experimentally. Coupled rate equations for the signal field and the spontaneous emission field, valid for input signals with bit rates up to 10 Gb/s are derived. A special weighing procedure based on a dwell-time analysis is used to account for bistable filter operation. The measured amplification characteristics of a λ/4 DFB laser injected with a 2.5 Gb/s signal show good agreement with theory
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser theory; optical communication equipment; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; λ/4 DFB laser; 10 Gbit/s; 2.5 Gb/s signal; 2.5 Gbit/s; bistable filter operation; bit rates; coupled rate equations; dwell-time analysis; input signals; laser diode; laser injection; measured amplification characteristics; resonant optical amplification; signal field; spontaneous emission field; weighing procedure; Diode lasers; Equations; Laser theory; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
