Title :
50 GHz directly-modulated injection-locked 1.55 μm VCSELs
Author :
Chrostowski, Lukas ; Zhao, Xiaoxue ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J. ; Shau, Robert ; Ortsiefer, Markus ; Amann, Markus-Christian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The resonance frequency of several 1.55 μm VCSELs is enhanced from 7 GHz up to ∼50 GHz with the optical injection locking technique. This is the highest value reported for directly modulated lasers.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; laser mode locking; surface emitting lasers; 1.55 micron; 50 GHz; 7 GHz; VCSEL resonance frequency increase; directly modulated lasers; directly-modulated VCSEL; injection-locked VCSEL; optical injection locking technique; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Injection-locked oscillators; Optical modulation; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192971
