• DocumentCode
    1135144
  • Title

    Accurate Nonlinear Volterra Series Analysis for Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

  • Author

    Matarneh, Aser M. ; Obayya, S.S.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Leeds Leeds, Leeds, UK
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1402
  • Lastpage
    1404
  • Abstract
    In this letter, an accurate nonlinear Volterra series analysis for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) is presented. Closed-form expressions for the modulation response, harmonic distortions, and second- and third-order intermodulation distortions are derived. Moreover, the suggested nonlinear model avoids the numerical solution of laser rate equations and provides in-depth insight of a distortion analysis of VCSEL.
  • Keywords
    Volterra series; optical modulation; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; closed form expression; harmonic distortions; intermodulation distortion; modulation response; nonlinear Volterra series analysis; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Harmonic distortions (HDs); Volterra series; intermodulation distortions (IMDs); nonlinear transfer function (NLTF); vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2009.2026583
  • Filename
    5165064