• DocumentCode
    2949294
  • Title

    The influence of modulation index in directly modulated GCSR lasers

  • Author

    Rubin, S. ; Buimovitz, E. ; Sadot, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    10-15 Sept. 2000
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. Tunable cost-effective WDM transmitters have recently became of great interest in WDM networks. Implementing direct modulation is an important step in making these transmitters cost effective. In this paper, we present the results of direct modulation of a tunable GCSR (Grating Coupler Sampled Reflector) laser. The effects of direct modulation on wavelength stability and on the SMSR (side mode suppression ratio) were experimentally investigated and their influence on system performance is evaluated.
  • Keywords
    laser frequency stability; laser tuning; optical modulation; optical transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM transmitter; direct modulation; grating coupler sampled reflector laser; modulation index; side mode suppression ratio; tunable GCSR laser; wavelength stability; Costs; Gratings; Laser modes; Modulation; Optical coupling; Stability; Transmitters; Tunable circuits and devices; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Nice
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6319-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909909
  • Filename
    909909