DocumentCode
1309819
Title
Effect of the nonlinear gain in semiconductor lasers on the performance of multigigabit-per-second lightwave systems
Author
Cartledge, John C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada
Volume
2
Issue
11
fYear
1990
Firstpage
835
Lastpage
837
Abstract
The implications on performance of the functional form of the nonlinear gain in single-mode semiconductor lasers are studied for multigigabit-per-second, intensity-modulation, direct-detection lightwave systems. Compared to a previously used functional dependence on the photon and carrier densities, a new result due to G. Agrawal (1988) can, depending on the fiber dispersion and gain compression factor, yield quite different receiver sensitivities.<>
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; carrier densities; fiber dispersion; functional dependence; gain compression factor; intensity modulation direct detection lightwave systems; nonlinear gain; photon densities; receiver sensitivities; single-mode semiconductor lasers; Charge carrier density; Circuit noise; Equations; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical receivers; Performance gain; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.63238
Filename
63238
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