High-Linearity Directly-Modulated DFB Laser for Pre-Distortion-Free FMCW LiDAR

Zhangdi Chen; Philippe Pagnod-Rossiaux; Victor Rodrigues; Candice Blin; Martine Thebault; Angelo Vanga; Kamelya Bougueroua; Guang Hua Duan; Andreas Kohl; Frédéric Grillot; Nicolas Chimot

doi:10.1364/ofc.2026.m1d.2

High-Linearity Directly-Modulated DFB Laser for Pre-Distortion-Free FMCW LiDAR

Zhangdi Chen
, Philippe Pagnod-Rossiaux
, Victor Rodrigues
, Candice Blin
, Martine Thebault
, Angelo Vanga
, Kamelya Bougueroua
, Guang Hua Duan
, Andreas Kohl
, Frédéric Grillot
, Nicolas Chimot

3SP Technologies SAS
Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser

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A high-linearity two-section DFB laser which enables pre-distortion-free FMCW LiDAR with a nonlinearity of 0.65% (up-ramp) and 0.28% (down-ramp) is demonstrated. 0.05 m ranging accuracy and 0.7 km/h velocity accuracy are achieved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781957171548
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/ofc.2026.m1d.2
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2026
Event	2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: 15 Mar 2026 → 19 Mar 2026

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Name	2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings

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Conference	2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026
Country/Territory	United States
City	Los Angeles
Period	15/03/26 → 19/03/26

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Chen, Z., Pagnod-Rossiaux, P., Rodrigues, V., Blin, C., Thebault, M., Vanga, A., Bougueroua, K., Duan, G. H., Kohl, A., Grillot, F., & Chimot, N. (2026). High-Linearity Directly-Modulated DFB Laser for Pre-Distortion-Free FMCW LiDAR. In 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings (2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1364/ofc.2026.m1d.2

Chen, Zhangdi ; Pagnod-Rossiaux, Philippe ; Rodrigues, Victor et al. / High-Linearity Directly-Modulated DFB Laser for Pre-Distortion-Free FMCW LiDAR. 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings).

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High-Linearity Directly-Modulated DFB Laser for Pre-Distortion-Free FMCW LiDAR. / Chen, Zhangdi; Pagnod-Rossiaux, Philippe; Rodrigues, Victor et al.
2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026. (2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings).

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