Title :
Widely wavelength tunable optical clock generation by use of injection locked DBR lasers with vernier gratings
Author :
Gotoda, M. ; Nishikawa, S. ; Nishimura, T. ; Tokuda, Y.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Technol. R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Hyogo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a versatile optical clock generation method with 10 nm wavelength tunability using widely tunable DBR lasers. Injection locking was experimentally demonstrated for 30 GHz sinusoidal pulses at 1545 and 1560 nm as well.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; injection locked amplifiers; laser tuning; semiconductor lasers; 1545 nm; 1560 nm; 30 GHz; injection locked DBR lasers; semiconductor lasers; vernier gratings; wavelength tunable optical clock generation; widely tunable DBR lasers; Clocks; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Gratings; Injection-locked oscillators; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical pulse generation; Optical variables control; Semiconductor lasers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192826
