Title :
Injection-locked semiconductor lasers with delayed optoelectronic feedback
Author :
Saboureau, Philippe ; Foing, Jean-Paul ; Schanne, Pierre
Author_Institution :
Direction des Centres d´´ Expertise et d´´Essais, CREA, Arcueil, France
fDate :
9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical injection and optoelectronic feedback are efficient techniques to externally control the spectral characteristics of a semiconductor laser. This paper presents theoretical and experimental results about the effects of a delayed optoelectronic feedback loop on the stability of an optically injected diode laser. In particular, negative feedback configurations (out-of-phase carrier reinjection) are shown to widen the injection-locking domain of the laser and reduce its unstable region. On the contrary, in positive feedback configurations (in-phase carrier reinjection), the laser diode generates a modulation with tunable multigigahertz frequency
Keywords :
laser feedback; laser mode locking; laser stability; laser theory; laser tuning; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; delayed optoelectronic feedback; delayed optoelectronic feedback loop; electro optical modulation; externally control; in-phase carrier reinjection; injection-locked semiconductor lasers; negative feedback configurations; optical injection; optically injected diode laser; out-of-phase carrier reinjection; positive feedback configurations; spectral characteristics; stability; tunable multigigahertz frequency; unstable region; Delay effects; Diode lasers; Feedback loop; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
