Measurements of Laser Self-Pulsation Frequency and Visibility for Optical Data Links

Richard J.S. Bates

doi:10.1117/12.963465

23 January 1990 Measurements of Laser Self-Pulsation Frequency and Visibility for Optical Data Links

Richard J.S. Bates

Proceedings Volume 1180, Tests, Measurements, and Characterization of Electro-Optic Devices and Systems; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963465
Event: OE/FIBERS '89, 1989, Boston, United States

Abstract

This paper describes some measurements of self-pulsation frequency and visibility, carried out on commercially available 0.811m self-pulsating lasers. For a given laser, operating CW, the self-pulsation frequency is shown to depend principally on the optical power and to be relatively independent of laser temperature and life; the coherence length envelope appears to vary approximately inversely with the optical power.

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Richard J.S. Bates "Measurements of Laser Self-Pulsation Frequency and Visibility for Optical Data Links", Proc. SPIE 1180, Tests, Measurements, and Characterization of Electro-Optic Devices and Systems, (23 January 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.963465

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