DocumentCode :
2773571
Title :
Ultralow threshold lasers. How low is low enough?
Author :
Cutrer, D.M. ; Lau, K.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fYear :
1994
fDate :
19-23 Sep 1994
Firstpage :
81
Lastpage :
82
Abstract :
Ultralow threshold (Ith<100 μA) lasers can be used in bias-free digital optical modulation. Even though the pulse drive current may be many times Ith reducing the latter to 50-100 μA is essential in minimizing the total driver power
Keywords :
laser beams; optical modulation; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; 100 muA; 50 to 100 muA; bias-free digital optical modulation; pulse drive current; ultralow threshold lasers; Bit error rate; Bit rate; Charge carrier density; Laser theory; Optical receivers; Physics; Power lasers; Threshold current;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1994., 14th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1754-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1994.519144
Filename :
519144
Link To Document :
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