Title :
Limitations on Switching Speed in Wideband Semiconductor Lasers
Author :
Tucker, R.S. ; Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Downey, P.M. ; Bowers, J.E.
Abstract :
An experimental and theoretical study of large-signal switching transients in directly modulated semiconductor lasers is reported. The main parameters affecting high-speed switching are identified and device-dependent limitations on modulation at multi-gigabit per second data rates are described.
Keywords :
Delay; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Pulse modulation; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1986 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1986.1132273
