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Frequency-Modulation Characteristics of Laser Diodes

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If a laser diode is directly modulated one obtains a modulation of the optical power and also a modulation of the optical frequency. In Section 4.5 we discussed the modulation of the longitudinal mode spectrum, but in addition the optical emission frequency of each of the modes is modulated. Any variation of the injection current yields a variation of the carrier density, which in turn yields a variation of the refractive index and thus of the optical emission frequency.

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Petermann, K. (1988). Frequency-Modulation Characteristics of Laser Diodes. In: Laser Diode Modulation and Noise. Advances in Optoelectronics (ADOP), vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2907-4_5

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