DocumentCode
2251778
Title
Excessive Power Penalty due to Strong External Reflection on an Isolator Free DFB Laser Diode Transmitter
Author
Lee, Jong Jin ; Kang, Hyun Seo
Author_Institution
ETRI, Gwangju
fYear
2007
fDate
26-31 Aug. 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The effect of external feedback on output power penalty of an isolator free DFB laser diode transmitter was investigated experimentally. It was found that more than 1.5 dB power penalty occurred at -8 dB external reflection which caused extra light input into an mPD.
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; DFB laser diode transmitter; external feedback; external reflection; isolator free; power penalty; Acoustic reflection; Diode lasers; Isolators; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Optical coupling; Optical reflection; Output feedback; Power generation; Transmitters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location
Seoul
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1174-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391725
Filename
4391725
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