HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULATION AND SUPPRESSION OF CHIRP IN SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS

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GORFINKEL, VB [1 ]
LURYI, S [1 ]
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[1] AT&T BELL LABS,MURRAY HILL,NJ 07974
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10.1063/1.109198
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We propose a new method for modulating laser radiation by controlling simultaneously the pumping current and the optical gain in. the active region. The latter can be independently varied by modulating the effective carrier temperature. The method allows to eliminate the relaxation oscillations and enhance the modulation frequency to 50 GHz. It also allows to suppress the wavelength chirping in optical communication systems operating at pulse repetition rates of 10 Gb/s.
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