Title :
Frequency dynamics of gain-switched injection-locked semiconductor lasers
Author :
Dellunde, J. ; Torrent, M.C. ; Sancho, J.M. ; Miguel, M. San
Author_Institution :
Dept. d´´Estructura i Constituents de la Materia, Barcelona Univ., Spain
fDate :
9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The frequency dynamics of gain-switched single-mode semiconductor lasers subject to optical injection is investigated. The requirements for low time jitter and reduced frequency chirp operation are studied as a function of the frequency mismatch between the master and slave lasers. Suppression of the power overshoot, typical during gain-switched operation, can be achieved for selected frequency detunings
Keywords :
chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; laser mode locking; laser modes; laser theory; laser tuning; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; frequency dynamics; frequency mismatch; gain-switched injection-locked semiconductor lasers; laser theory; laser tuning; low time jitter; master lasers; optical injection; power overshoot; reduced frequency chirp operation; selected frequency detunings; single-mode semiconductor lasers; slave lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Master-slave; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Semiconductor lasers; Steady-state;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
