Gainswitched DFB laser diode pulse source using continuous wave light injection for jitter suppression and an electroabsorption modulator for pedestal suppression

Electronics Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1010-1011

  Gunning, P ^a,c   Lucek, J K ^a   Moodie, D G ^a   Smith, K ^a   Davey, R P ^a   Chernikov, S V ^b   Guy, M J ^b   Taylor, J R ^b   Siddiqui, A S ^c  

^a MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback lasers; Jitter; Semiconductor junction lasers

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FIBER LASERS; FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LIGHT INJECTION; ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR; JITTER SUPPRESSION; RIDGE WAVEGUIDE DEVICE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTION LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030146146     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19960649     Document Type: Article

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