• DocumentCode
    2349937
  • Title

    Analytical formulation of the spatial hole burning induced distortion in DFB lasers and some implications for CATV laser design

  • Author

    Morthier, G. ; Baets, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol., Gent Univ., Belgium
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    13-18 Oct. 1996
  • Firstpage
    173
  • Lastpage
    174
  • Abstract
    We present an analytical expression for the 2nd order harmonic distortion caused by spatial hole burning in CATV link DFB lasers. The formula, which readily shows the influence of material and structural parameters, is then used to optimise the device structure for minimum harmonic distortion. A rather unexpected influence of the /spl alpha/-factor is also reported.
  • Keywords
    cable television; distributed feedback lasers; harmonic distortion; laser theory; optical hole burning; optical noise; optical transmitters; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; /spl alpha/-factor; 2nd order harmonic distortion; CATV laser design; CATV link DFB lasers; DFB lasers; analytical expression; device structure optimisation; minimum harmonic distortion; spatial hole burning induced distortion; structural parameters; Design optimization; Equations; Gratings; Harmonic distortion; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical design; Optical materials; Performance analysis; Reflectivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1996., 15th IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Haifa, Israel
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3163-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.1996.558795
  • Filename
    558795