Title :
Comparison of self-pulsation mechanisms in DFB laser diodes
Author :
Marcenac, D.D. ; Carroll, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ., UK
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Split-contact DFB lasers are shown, through large signal dynamic modelling, to self-pulsate at multi-gigabit frequencies. Two different mechanisms are identified and discussed for clock-recovery applications: multimode pulsations involving mode switching, and a faster, single-moded kind
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; DFB laser diodes; clock-recovery applications; distributed feedback lasers; mode switching; multi-gigabit frequencies; multimode pulsations; self-pulsation mechanisms; signal dynamic modelling; single-mode pulsations; split-contact DFB lasers; Clocks; Diode lasers; Electrons; High speed optical techniques; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1994. LEOS '94 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1470-0
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1994.586389
