Title :
Low distortion analogue signal transmission using vertical cavity lasers
Author :
Dalal, R.V. ; Ram, R.J. ; Helkey, R. ; Roussell, H. ; Choquette, K.D.
Author_Institution :
MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
8/6/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Signal distortion in a short wavelength vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) is studied. The spurious free dynamic range is found to be 104.3 dB Hz2/3 at 102 MHz and 98 dB Hz 2/3 at 1 GHz, which approaches the dynamic range of Fabry-Perot and DFB lasers, and is 20 dB higher than previously reported for VCSELs
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 100 MHz to 1 GHz; VCSELs; analogue signal transmission; optical communication; short wavelength vertical cavity surface-emitting laser; signal distortion; spurious free dynamic range;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981087