Reduction of nonlinear distortion in directly modulated semiconductor lasers by coherent light injection

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1132-1140

  Yabre, Gnitabouré ^a,b,c   Le Bihan, Jean ^{a,b,d,e,f,g,h,i}  

^a Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Brest   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c Ecl Natl d'Ing de Brest   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^e University of Orsay   (France)

^f Brest Institute of Technology   (France)

^g Thomson DAG   (France)

^h ORANGE LABS   (France)

ⁱ RES Laboratory

Author keywords

Bandwidth; Direct modulation; Distortion; Injection locking; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COHERENT LIGHT; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INTERMODULATION; LASER TUNING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SIGNAL DISTORTION;

COHERENT LIGHT INJECTION; FREQUENCY DETUNING; INJECTION LOCKING; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION (IMD); SMALL SIGNAL MODULATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031191928     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.594875     Document Type: Article

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