• 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
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2773571