COMPARISON OF SELF-PULSATION IN MULTISECTION LASERS WITH DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK AND INTRACAVITY SATURABLE ABSORBERS

Authors
PHELAN P MCDONALD D EGAN A HEGARTY J ODOWD R FARRELL G LINDGREN S
Citation
P. Phelan et al., COMPARISON OF SELF-PULSATION IN MULTISECTION LASERS WITH DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK AND INTRACAVITY SATURABLE ABSORBERS, IEE proceedings. Optoelectronics, 141(2), 1994, pp. 114-118
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic",Optics,Telecommunications
Journal title
IEE proceedings. Optoelectronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
13502433
Volume
141
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
114 - 118
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-2433(1994)141:2<114:COSIML>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The authors report a comparison of the self-pulsing characteristics of two types of semiconductor laser. They show that the self-pulsing fre quency of the DFB laser is decoupled from the resonance frequency. The y discuss the various characteristics, their significance in relation to optical synchronisation, and use the results to suggest a possible explanation for the mechanism for self-pulsation in the DFB laser.