•PRINCIPLE OF WORKING,
•CHARACTERISTICS,
•MODULATION,
•STABILITY,
•RADIATION PATTERN
•COMPARISION
X X
G G
E- E-
1 2
OPTICAL OPTICAL
SOURCE DETECTOR
MUX
OPTICAL
ELECTRONIC
PROCESSING SOURCE
OPTICAL TRANSMITTER
MUX
OPTICAL
ELECTRONIC SOURCE
PROCESSING
OPTICAL TRANSMITTER
MUX
OPTICAL
ELECTRONIC
SOURCE
PROCESSING
•RELIABILITY -
- LONG LIFE
- GOOD TEMPERATURE STABILITY
- GOOD REPRODUCIBILITY OF OUTPUT
CHARATERISTICS
AREA OF EMISSION - SMALL (SAME AS THE FIBRE
CORE SIZE)
EMISSION ANGLE - SMALL
LIGHT WAVELENGTH - TO SUIT FIBRE AND
DETECTOR
FAST RESPONSE TO INPUT MODULATION
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REQUIREMENTS or EXPECTATIONS FROM
OPTICAL SOURCES
•OUTPUT POWER -
- SYSTEM DEMANDS MUST BE MET
- > 1 Mw
•POWER EFFICIENCY – It must operate with an
electric power supply requiring only a -
- LOW POWER
- LOW VOLTAGE
- SMALL WASTE HEAT
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REQUIREMENTS or EXPECTATIONS FROM
OPTICAL SOURCES
•FOCUSSING CAPABILITY -
- HIGH COUPLING EFFICIENCY SHOULD
BE POSSIBLE ON TO THE FIBRE.
LD - LASER DIODE
- USED FOR LONG DISTANCE
- HIGH BIT RATE APPLICATIONS
E2
E2
E1
E1
Conduction band
e V0
Conduction band
EF
Eg Valance band
Valance band
n p
V=0
Conduction band
e V0 e (V0-Vi)
EF
Eg Valance band
Valance band
Vi +
n p
Vi
Eg = h * f
f=c/
Eg = h * ( c / )
OR
= h * c / Eg
Optical power ( mW )
Optical power ( mW )
OUTPUT
POWER
TIME
T3
i mA
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RADIATION PATTERN
• Radiation Pattern called Lambertian Pattern of
Surface Emitter LED and also a Lambertian Pattern of
Edge Emitting LEDs.
• In Surface Emitting LEDs , the power diminishes as
cos, where is the angle between the viewing direction
and the normal to the surface.
• The emitting surface is uniformly bright, but is
projected area diminishes as cos when the viewing
angle changes.
• The power is down to 50% of its peak when angle is
60degree.
• The total half power beam width is then 120 degree
for this type of emitter.
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RADIATION PATTERN
• The Edge Emitters concentrate their radiation somewhat more
than Surface Emitters.
• The Lambertian beam diverges slowly in the plane perpendicular
to the junction.
• Its beam angle is confined to 30 degree in perpendicular plane for
better beam intensity.
• The Edge Emitters having speed above 500 Mbps, have been
developed for use with Single Mode Fibres.
• LEDs are very reliable and long lasting if operated within the
power , voltage, current and temperature limits specified by the
manufacturer.
P = k * COS ∅
-90 O 90
BEAM ANGLE
SPONTANEOUS
EMISSION
STIMULATED
EMISSION
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LASER OPERATING PRINCIPLE
• Modulation Rates
The laser can also be switched on and off at higher rates than
is possible with an LED device. Modulation using 2 Gbits/sec
digital signals is possible with modern lasers.
• Frequency Chirp.
When a laser is switched on and off during the modulation
process, the peak wavelength (or line width) can jump briefly.
This effect is called “frequency chirping”.
75mA I
TIME
75mA I
Idc
TIME
• When the laser is operating above the cut-off point of its characteristic, a
small change in temperature can cause the output spectrum to change
suddenly as the laser jumps to another mode. This causes a kink in the
characteristic graph.