High power directly modulated DFB lasers for large dynamic range optical transmission

Mickael Faugeron (1) , Michael Tran (2) , Mourad Chtioui , Yannick Robert (3) , Eric Vinet (4) , Alain Enard (4) , Joël Jacquet (1) , Frederic van Dijk (4)

1 OPTEL - Equipe Optique et électronique pour les télécoms
2 Laboratoire Albert Fert (ex-UMPhy Unité mixte de physique CNRS/Thales)
3 LCMI - Laboratoire de Comportement Mécanique des Matériaux Irradiés
4 III-V Lab - Alcatel-Thalès III-V lab

In this letter we present high power and low RIN (Relative Intensity Noise) directly modulated distributed feedback lasers at 1.55 µm for analog transmissions (for radars and electronic warfare).

Mickael Faugeron, Michael Tran, Mourad Chtioui, Yannick Robert, Eric Vinet, et al.. High power directly modulated DFB lasers for large dynamic range optical transmission. IPC 2011, Oct 2011, Arlington, United States. pp.91-92, ⟨10.1109/PHO.2011.6110440⟩. ⟨hal-00656798⟩