Abstract

Measurement of mode chirping in a current-modulated semiconductor laser was performed using a Michelson interferometer. For a current step excitation, the rate of this chirping decays as a function of time, and two characteristic time constants were identified. Their interpretation is discussed, and the thermal impedance of the device is calculated. In addition, the significance of such a measurement for the analysis of chirp-induced modal noise in optical fibers is discussed, and experimental results are presented.

© 1981 Optical Society of America

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