简介:Theeffectsofgaincompressiononthemodulationdynamicsofanopticallyinjectedgainleversemiconductorlaserarestudied.Calculationsrevealthatthegaincompressionisnotnecessarilyadrawbackaffectingthelaserdynamics.Withapracticalinjectionstrength,ahighgainlevereffectandamoderatecompressionvalueallowustotheoreticallypredictamodulationbandwidthfourtimeshigherthanthefree-runningonewithoutagainlever,whichisofparamountimportanceforthedevelopmentofdirectlymodulatedbroadbandopticalsourcescompatiblewithshort-reachcommunicationlinks.