A broadband high dynamic range analog photonic link using push-pull directly-modulated semiconductor lasers

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 507-510

  Marpaung, David A I ^a   Roeloffzen, Chris G H ^a   Van Etten, Wim C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intermodulation distortion; Laser noise; Optical modulation; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERMODULATION; INTERMODULATION DISTORTION; LASERS; MICROWAVES; MODULATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANALOG PHOTONIC LINKS; DFB LASERS; DIRECTLY MODULATED LASERS; DYNAMIC RANGES; HIGH DYNAMIC RANGES; INTER-MODULATION DISTORTIONS; LASER NOISE; MATCHINGS; OPTICAL MODULATION; SEMI-CONDUCTORS; SIGNAL ENHANCEMENTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 57349137712     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4633214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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