Comparative study of the analog performance of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser under gain and cavity loss modulation

Authors :: J.A. Hudgings
R.J. Stone
S.F. Lim
K.Y. Lau
C.J. Chang-Hasnain
Source :: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2000). Technical Digest. Postconference Edition. TOPS Vol.39 (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37088).
Publication Year :: 2000
Publisher :: IEEE, 2000.
Abstract: Summary form only given.Analog applications of VCSELs require highly linear wideband operation, minimal intermodulation distortion, and high dynamic range. The maximum spur-free dynamic range (SFDR) obtained for a VCSEL is 104.3 dB Hz/sup 2/3/ at 102 MHz; error-free analog transmission over 3 km of fiber has been demonstrated at 1 GHz. This work suggests that, with future design improvements, VCSELs may be able to compete with DFB lasers for analog applications. The device used in this study is a VCSEL with an independently biased, voltage-controlled, intracavity absorber.

Subjects :: Materials science
Spurious-free dynamic range
Optics
Analog transmission
Modulation
business.industry
Dynamic range
Optoelectronics
business
High dynamic range
Intermodulation
Semiconductor laser theory
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2000). Technical Digest. Postconference Edition. TOPS Vol.39 (IEEE Cat. No.00CH37088)
Accession number :: edsair.doi...........81cbbd5452726e5ef333660b6a6215d2
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1109/cleo.2000.906954

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