HFAN-02.3.1: Maintaining Average Power and Extinction Ratio, Part 1, Slope Efficiency and Threshold Current

HFAN-02.3.1: Maintaining Average Power and Extinction Ratio, Part 1, Slope Efficiency and Threshold Current

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The purpose of this application note series (Part 1 and Part 2) is to demonstrate by practical example how the laser properties can change over temperature and how to compensate for these changes in order to maintain constant extinction ratio and average power in fiber optic transceivers. Read full article.