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

Authors
Hudgings, JA Stone, RJ Lim, SF Lau, KY Chang-Hasnain, CJ
Citation
Ja. Hudgings et al., Comparative study of the analog performance of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser under gain and cavity loss modulation, APPL PHYS L, 77(14), 2000, pp. 2092-2094
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
77
Issue
14
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2092 - 2094
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(20001002)77:14<2092:CSOTAP>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The analog performance of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser is compa red for gain and cavity loss modulation. Direct gain modulation consistentl y results in a larger spur free dynamic range (SFDR) than does cavity loss modulation; the maximum SFDR achieved is 96.5 dB Hz(2/3). Analysis of the p hysical origins of variations in the measured SFDR with applied electrical bias indicates potential strategies for improving the analog response of th ese lasers. (C) 2000 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(00)02340-8] .