Noise and chirp of tunable multisection DBR lasers

Mario F. S. Ferreira; Jose Rodriguez Rocha; Joao Lemos Pinto

doi:10.1117/12.135384

1 February 1992 Noise and chirp of tunable multisection DBR lasers

Mario F. S. Ferreira, Jose Rodriguez Rocha, Joao Lemos Pinto

Proceedings Volume 1580, Fiber Optic Components and Reliability; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.135384
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A theoretical analysis is performed of the frequency noise, relative intensity moise and frequency chirp of tunable two-section and three-section DBR lasers (LDs), taking into account the nonlinear gain compression effect. For a two-section DBR LD the frequency and intensity noise is shown to depend significantly on the tuning current, particularly at low frequencies (below the GHz range) and for low and moderate values of the grating coupling coefficient. For high values of this coefficient the tuning dependence is generally negligible when the tuning is performed only through the DBR section, but it becomes significant when using the phase control current in a three-section device. Except in the vicinity of a mode jump, the frequency chirp of a DBR LD is shown to have a little dependence on the tuning current. The possibility to measure the effective linewidth enhancement factor from the high-frequency behaviour of the chirp is suggested.

Citation Download Citation

Mario F. S. Ferreira, Jose Rodriguez Rocha, and Joao Lemos Pinto "Noise and chirp of tunable multisection DBR lasers", Proc. SPIE 1580, Fiber Optic Components and Reliability, (1 February 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.135384

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available