Nondegenerate four-wave mixing in quantum dot distributed feedback lasers

Author

Su, H. ; Li, H. ; Zhang, L. ; Zou, Z. ; Gray, A.L. ; Wang, R. ; Varangis, P.M. ; Lester, L.F.

Author_Institution

Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

17

Issue

8

fYear

2005

Firstpage

1686

Lastpage

1688

Abstract

We present wavelength conversion using nondegenerate four-wave mixing in loss-coupled distributed feedback lasers based on InAs quantum dots (QDs) grown on a GaAs substrate. The conversion efficiency is measured to be -15 to -30 dB for a signal-pump detuning range from 0.33 to 8 nm. The third-order optical susceptibility (χ⁽³⁾) normalized to the optical linear gain in the QDs is estimated to be 3×10^-20 m³/V² to 9×10^-20 m³/V² for the signal-pump detuning range.

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; indium compounds; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; quantum dot lasers; GaAs; InAs; InAs quantum dots; nondegenerate four-wave mixing; optical linear gain; quantum dot distributed feedback lasers; signal-pump detuning; third-order optical susceptibility; wavelength conversion; Distributed feedback devices; Four-wave mixing; Gallium arsenide; Laser feedback; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical losses; Optical mixing; Optical wavelength conversion; Quantum dot lasers; Distributed feedback (DFB) lasers; four-wave mixing (FWM); quantum dot (QD);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2005.851052

Filename

1471776