Title :
Semiconductor lasers for analog applications
Author_Institution :
Ortel Corp., Alhambra, CA, USA
Abstract :
In almost every area of communications, the trend is to replace analog transmission with digital. At the same time, the demand for DFB lasers capable of meeting high dynamic range analog characteristics has grown dramatically. In this paper, this apparent contradiction will be examined and some of the many applications for which high dynamic range links are being used will be reviewed
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; cable television; distributed feedback lasers; laser beam applications; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; AM video signals; CATV signals; DFB lasers; analog applications; high dynamic range analog characteristics; high dynamic range links; review; semiconductor lasers; Dynamic range; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser applications; Laser noise; Noise level; Optical distortion; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379351
