The modulation response, relative intensity noise (RIN) and frequency noise (FN) characteristics of quantum dot (QD) lasers are investigated theoretically in the presence of an external optical beam. Using small signal analysis of the rate equations for carriers and photons, it is demonstrated that by injecting excess carriers into the QDs excited state through optical pumping, the modulation r...

A simple approximate formula for the AM-detector transfer factor, which is valid for small-signal modes as well as for large-signal ones is proposed. This formula allows one to model analytically (or numerically at the behavioural level) an AM-detector in the largesignal and small-signal modes taking into account the nonlinearity of its transfer factor. Formula validation is made by comparison ...

given the sensitivity of current ground-based gravitational wave (gw) detectors, any continuous-wave signal we can realistically expect will be at a level or below the background noise. hence, any data analysis of detector data will need to rely on statistical techniques to separate the signal from the noise. while with the current sensitivity of our detectors we do not expect to detect any tru...

A direct conversion modulator-demodulator with even harmonic mixers with emphasis on noise analysis is presented. The circuits consist of even harmonic mixers (EHMs) realized with antiparallel diode pairs (APDPs). We evaluate the different levels of I/Q imbalances and DC offsets and use signal space concepts to analyze the bit error rate (BER) of the proposed transceiver using M-ary QAM schemes...

in an axisymmetric co2-n2-h2o gas dynamic laser, let ? denote the intersection of the vertical plane of symmetry with the upper part of the (supersonic) nozzle. to obtain a maximal small signal gain, some authors have tested several families of curves for ?. to find the most general solution for ?, an application of pontryagin’s principle led to the conjuncture that the optimal ? must consist o...