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Considerations with Optical
Sources
Physical dimensions to suit the fiber
Power Efficiency
Considerations…
40nm
75nm
n1
Light
emission
cone
T (0) = 4n1n 2 2
( n1 + n2 )
RADIATED OPTICAL POWER VS BIAS CURRENT
3-dB bandwidths
Drawbacks of LED
Large line width (30-40 nm)
Large beam width (Low coupling to the fiber)
Low output power
Low E/O conversion efficiency
Advantages
Simpler Fabrication
Reliability
Less Temperature Dependency
Linearity
The LASER
Mode
Separation g(λ)
Longitudinal
Modes
Optical output vs. drive current of a laser
Threshold Current
Laser threshold depends on
Temperature
Temperature dependency of
the laser is another issue
Selecting the Optical Source
LED
LASER
LED and LD
Laser action
Laser action
With stimulated
Light Intensity
With stimulated
emission
emission
Spontaneous
Spontaneous emission
emission Threshold current
(a) (b)
Typical Characteristics of Light Source