MEASUREMENT OF LASER PARAMETERS FOR SIMULATION OF HIGH-SPEED FIBEROPTIC SYSTEMS

The semiconductor laser rate equations are rewritten using a new set o f parameters which can all be found from steady state and small signal measurements on the laser. Procedures for finding these parameters ar e described. Parameters have been measured on three 1550 nn lasers fro m different manufacturers. Comparison between large signal measurement s and simulations using the measured parameters shows in general good agreement for modulation currents sufficiently above threshold.