Title :
An optically triggered oscillator based on wave coupling in a semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Shtaif, Mark ; Horowitz, Mark ; Nagar, Reetika ; Eisenstein, Gadi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa
fDate :
9/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe the principles of operation and demonstrate experimentally an optically triggered and controlled oscillator based on wave-coupling-induced feedback in a semiconductor optical amplifier. The generated signal has the combined properties of a laser diode and a parametric oscillator. It has a well-defined frequency relative to that of the pump beam, which can be controlled by the pump power. The oscillator may be the basis for optical phase-locked loops and serve as the optical analog of a microwave voltage-controlled oscillator
Keywords :
optical parametric oscillators; semiconductor lasers; feedback; laser diode; optical phase-locked loops; optical voltage-controlled oscillator; optically triggered oscillator; parametric oscillator; semiconductor optical amplifier; wave coupling; Laser feedback; Microwave oscillators; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical pumping; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Voltage-controlled oscillators;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
