Analog direct-modulation behavior of semiconductor laser transmitters using optical FM demodulation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 411-418

  Yabre, G ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Direct modulation; Mach Zehnder interferometer (MZI); Noise; Nonlinear distortion; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; DEMODULATION; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRANSMITTERS;

ANALOG DIRECT MODULATION; CARRIER-TO-NOISE RATIO (CNR); CHIRP-TO-POWER RATIO (CPR); MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS (MZI); RELATIVE OUTPUT NOISE (RON);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032021957     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.661369     Document Type: Review

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