1. The three basic transmitter schemes

2. Physical parameters of an electrical signal that can be changed by modulation

3. Necessary components for a laser

4. What determines the photon rate?

5. Describe the confinement factor & its importance for a laser.

6. Charles Henry's discovery and its relevance to the laser

7.1 Photon-rate equation and its components

7.2 Carrier rate equations and its components

8. Laser threshold condition

9. Sketch the relation of laser output power to the current applied to a laser diode.

10. Internal quantum efficiency

11. Derivation of the frequency response of a laser.

13. Which characteristics of a laser are determined by the phase and amplitude fluctuations of the output optical field?

14. Sketch the characteristic curves of RIN.

15. Spectral linewidth