有源光器件和无源光器件区别及基础介绍.ppt

* Fabry-Perot lasers are the first type of semiconductor lasers to enter the communication market. Also known as multi-longitudinal mode lasers, they produce highly polarized, coherent and low divergence beams. Low spectral width and high optical power enable FP lasers to be used in longer transmission distances. Typical telecom links span about 30 km. Unlike LEDs, lasers operate beyond a threshold condition for normal stimulated emission. Below the threshold, the optical power is negligibly small and the spectrum looks similar to that of an LED. Furthermore, high speed modulation works onl