• DocumentCode
    973482
  • Title

    Modulation characteristic and intensity noise of CW superluminescent diodes

  • Author

    Schimpe, R. ; Boeck, Josef

  • Author_Institution
    Technische Universitÿt Mÿnchen, Lehrstuhl fÿr Allgemeine Elektrotechnik und Angewandte Elektronik, Mÿnchen, West Germany
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    715
  • Lastpage
    717
  • Abstract
    Index-guided superluminescent diodes for CW operation have been fabricated. Threshold current densities below 3 kA/cm2 have been achieved. The low-frequency intensity noise and modulation sensitivity of this device have been investigated.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; electron device noise; gallium arsenide; light emitting diodes; luminescent devices; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; GaAs-GaAlAs DH superluminescent diodes; III-V semiconductors; intensity noise; modulation sensitivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19810502
  • Filename
    4245980