Improved laser modulation response by frequency modulation to amplitude modulation conversion in transmission through a fiber grating
- 18 August 1997
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 71 (7) , 879-881
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.119676
Abstract
We have demonstrated that transmission through a fiber grating can increase the system response of a directly modulated semiconductor laser by over 7 dB at all modulation frequencies up to 25 GHz. When combined with dispersive optical fiber, the grating produced a system response that was larger, flatter, and had a larger bandwidth, providing a frequency-domain demonstration of dispersion compensation through an unchirped grating. The effect can be understood as frequency modulation to amplitude modulation conversion by the grating, and was accurately predicted by a Fourier domain analysis of the laser signal and grating.Keywords
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