DocumentCode
860322
Title
Multimode analysis of self locked FM operation in laser diodes
Author
Yee, W.M. ; Shore, K.A.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Bath Univ., UK
Volume
140
Issue
1
fYear
1993
fDate
2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
21
Lastpage
25
Abstract
A multimode formalism has been used to estimate the intrinsic modulation index of semiconductor lasers. The calculated value of 1.3 is in agreement with the available experimental evidence. Pure FM operation is inhibited and a small AM component is present in the self locked FM supermode
Keywords
frequency modulation; laser modes; laser theory; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; intrinsic modulation index; laser diodes; laser modes; multimode formalism; self locked FM operation; semiconductor lasers; small AM component; supermode;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0267-3932
Type
jour
Filename
197390
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