Title :
High power 980 nm laser diode for free space communications at high bitrates
Author :
Mohrdiek, Stefan ; Harder, Christoph
Author_Institution :
Uniphase Laser Enterprise AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Direct intensity modulation at 3 Gb/s is demonstrated with a 980 nm semiconductor laser diode, which is mainly designed for EDFA pumping applications at high power and reliability. Implications of operating conditions on system performance are addressed
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; infrared sources; laser reliability; laser transitions; optical links; optical pumping; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; 3 Gbit/s; 980 nm; EDFA pumping applications; direct intensity modulation; free space communications; high bitrates; high power; high power 980 nm laser diode; operating conditions; semiconductor laser diode; system performance; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Diode lasers; Extinction ratio; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical saturation; Power system reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739614
