Comparative study of the analog performance of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser under gain and cavity loss modulation

Author

Hudgings, J.A. ; Stone, R.J. ; Lim, S.F. ; Lau, K.Y. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Mount Holyoke Coll., South Hadley, MA, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

233

Lastpage

234

Abstract

Summary form only given.Analog applications of VCSELs require highly linear wideband operation, minimal intermodulation distortion, and high dynamic range. The maximum spur-free dynamic range (SFDR) obtained for a VCSEL is 104.3 dB Hz/sup 2/3/ at 102 MHz; error-free analog transmission over 3 km of fiber has been demonstrated at 1 GHz. This work suggests that, with future design improvements, VCSELs may be able to compete with DFB lasers for analog applications. The device used in this study is a VCSEL with an independently biased, voltage-controlled, intracavity absorber.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; intermodulation distortion; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSELs; analog performance; cavity loss modulation; error-free analog transmission; high dynamic range; highly linear wideband operation; independently biased voltage-controlled intracavity absorber; maximum spur-free dynamic range; minimal intermodulation distortion; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical losses; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Performance gain; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.906954

Filename

906954