Ultra-high Frequency Linear Fiber Optic Systems

Part I Physics of High Speed Lasers.- Basic Description of Laser Diode Dynamics by Spatially Averaged Rate Equations.- Conditions of Validity.- Basic "Small Signal" Modulation Response.- Distortions in Direct Modulation of Laser Diodes.- Direct Modulation beyond X-band by Operation at High Optical Power Density.- Improvement in Direct Modulation Speed by Enhanced Differential Optical Gain and Quantum Confinement.- Dynamic Longitudinal Mode Spectral Behavior of Laser Diodes under Direct High Frequency Modulation.- Signal-Induced Noise in Fiber Links.- Part II Direct Modulation of Semiconductor Lasers beyond Relaxation Oscillation.- Illustration of Resonant Modulation.- Resonant Modulation of Monolithic Laser Diodes at mm-Wave Frequencies.- Performance of Resonant Modulation in the mm-Wave Frequency Range - Multi-subcarrier Modulation.- Resonant Modulation of Single-Contact Lasers.- Part III Fiber Transmission Effects, System Perspectives and Innovative Approach to Broadband mm-wave Subcarrier Optical Signals.- Fiber Chromatic Dispersion Effects of Broadband mm-Wave Subcarrier Optical Signals and Its Elimination.- Transmission Demonstrations.- Application of Linear Fiber Links to Wireless Signal Distribution - A High-level System Perspective.- Improvements in Baseband Fiber Optic Transmission by Superposition of High Frequency Microwave Modulation.- 16 mm-wave Signal Transport over Optical Fiber Links by "Feed-forward Modulation".- Frequency Planning for Minimal Intermodulation Distortion.- Erbium Fiber Amplifiers in Linear Lightwave Transmission.