Extraction of a large set of laser parameters from different measurements

• We show how most of the parameters of a DFB laser can be extracted from a limited number of relatively simple measurements. These measurements include the ASE spectra at different currents below threshold, the RIN spectra above threshold and the P-I relation. We have performed curve-fitting on different characteristics such as the ASE spectrum, the RIN spectrum and the P-I curve. From the ASE spectrum measured in the vicinity of the lasing wavelength we can extract grating parameters, facet phases, refractive index and gain as well as the wavelength and current dependence of the last two parameters

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Elektroteknik och elektronik -- Telekommunikation (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering -- Telecommunications (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics (hsv//eng)

Keyword

ASE spectra;DFB laser parameter extraction;P-I relation;RIN spectra;RIN spectrum;below threshold;current dependence;facet phases;grating parameters;laser parameters;lasing wavelength;refractive index;relatively simple measurements;wavelength dependence;distributed feedback lasers;optical testing;refractive index measurement;semiconductor device testing;semiconductor lasers;superradiance

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