Title :
Source- and load-pull characteristics of directly-modulated laser diodes and analog links
Author :
Iezekiel, Stavros ; Christou, Andreas ; Hashim, Hasnul H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
Abstract :
Source and load-pull characterization and simulation of directly-modulated laser diodes and analog links is reported. Results indicate a trade-off between reduction of harmonic and intermodulation distortion and enhancement of link gain.
Keywords :
optical distortion; optical links; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; analog links; directly-modulated laser diodes; harmonic distortion; intermodulation distortion; load-pull characteristics; source-pull characteristics; Diode lasers; Gain; Harmonic distortion; Impedance; Impedance matching; Masers; Photodiodes;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110408
