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Method of driving semiconductor laser with wide modulation band, optical communication method, semiconductor laser device, node, and optical communication system

US5850408A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 24, 1997
Grant dateDec 15, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/3434
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention discloses the following. Two modulation currents are injected into different electrodes of a semiconductor laser having a plurality of electrodes. The relationship between the phases of the two modulation currents is so adjusted that an output waveform is not distorted especially when a modulation frequency is low. Polarization modulation is applied as the modulation form.

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