Title :
High-Speed Stark Wavelength Tuning of MidIR Interband Cascade Lasers
Author :
Suchalkin, Sergey ; Kisin, Mikhail V. ; Luryi, Serge ; Belenky, Gregory ; Towner, Fred J. ; Bruno, John D. ; Tober, Richard L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY
fDate :
3/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Stark modulation of the wavelength of a midinfrared tunable interband cascade laser was studied. Wavelength modulation at frequencies exceeding 1 GHz was demonstrated. Estimates of capacitances inherent to the laser´s structure suggested that improved packaging techniques could lead to modulation frequencies approaching 6 GHz
Keywords :
Stark effect; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser tuning; optical modulation; packaging; semiconductor lasers; 6 GHz; Stark modulation; Stark tuning; cascade lasers; high-speed wavelength tuning; interband lasers; midinfrared lasers; packaging; semiconductor lasers; tunable laser; wavelength modulation; Frequency modulation; Laser tuning; Optical mixing; Optical tuning; Quantum cascade lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Cascade lasers; midinfrared (midIR) lasers; semiconductor lasers; tunable lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.891649
