Noise, distortion and dynamic range of single mode 1.3 µm InGaAs vertical cavity surface emitting lasers for radio-over-fibre links
Journal article, 2008

The analogue modulation characteristics, including second order harmonic and third order intermodulation distortion, relative intensity noise (RIN) and spurious free dynamic range (SFDR), of single mode, GaAs-based 1.28 μm vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSELs) with highly strained InGaAs quantum wells have been investigated. The VCSELs utilise an oxide aperture for current and optical confinement and an inverted surface relief (SR) for suppression of higher order transverse modes. The inverted SR structure also has the advantage of suppressing oxide modes that, otherwise, appear in VCSELs with a large detuning of the cavity resonance with respect to the gain peak, which is needed to extend the emission wavelength. RIN levels comparable with those of single mode VCSELs emitting at 850 nm are demonstrated, with values from 140 to 150 dB/Hz in the 2 5 GHz range. SFDR values of 100 and 95 dBHz2/3 are obtained at 2 and 5 GHz, respectively. These values are in the range of those required in radio-over-fibre links.

vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Author

Petter Westbergh

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Emma Söderberg

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Johan Gustavsson

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Anders Larsson

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Zhenzhong Zhang

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

Jesper Berggren

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

Mattias Hammar

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

IET Optoelectronics

1751-8768 (ISSN)

Vol. 2 2 88-95

Subject Categories

Telecommunications

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

DOI

10.1049/iet-opt:20070073

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