Title :
Simple measurement of laser diode spectral linewidth using modulation sidebands
Author :
Esman, R.D. ; Goldberg, L.
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
fDate :
10/27/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laser diode spectral linewidth is measured by mixing the carrier and direct-modulation sidebands in an all-fibre delayed self-homodyne scheme. The detected signal contains the laser spectral noise at the modulation frequency, thereby obviating the need for optical modulators or large-index direct modulation in other frequency-shifting techniques
Keywords :
fibre optics; laser variables measurement; light interferometry; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; spectral line breadth; all-fibre delayed self-homodyne scheme; laser diode; laser spectral noise; light interferometry; measurement; modulation frequency; modulation sidebands; semiconductor lasers; spectral linewidth;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
