Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
Sound of lasers (SOL) - An audiovisual approach to semiconductor laser dynamics
Year:2012

Research Areas
  • Engineering,
  • Electronic technology and of the communications

Information
Abstract
We present an educational software addressed to the students of optical communication courses, for a simple visualization of the basic dynamic processes of semiconductor lasers. The graphic interface allows the user to choose the laser and the modulation parameters and it plots the laser power output and instantaneous frequency versus time. Additionally, the optical frequency variations are numerically shifted into the audible frequency range in order to produce a sound wave from the computer loudspeakers. Using the proposed software, the student can simultaneously see and hear how the laser intensity and frequency change, depending on the modulation and device parameters.
International
Si
Congress
15th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning and 41st International Conference on Engineering Pedagogy
960
Place
Villach, Austria
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
978-1-4673-2427-4
Start Date
26/09/2012
End Date
29/09/2012
From page
1
To page
6
2012 15th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL)
Participants

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Grupo de Fotónica Aplicada
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de Materiales y Dispositivos Avanzados para Tecnologías de Información y Comunicaciones
  • Departamento: Tecnología Fotónica y Bioingeniería