107-GHz Resonance Frequency of 1.55-μm VCSELs under ultra-high optical injection locking

Author

Zhao, Xiaoxue ; Lau, Erwin K. ; Parekh, Devang ; Sung, Hyuk-Kee ; Hofmann, Werner ; Amann, Markus C. ; Wu, Ming C. ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA

fYear

2008

fDate

4-9 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We demonstrate a record resonance frequency enhancement of 1.55-mum VCSELs from 10 GHz to 107 GHz under ultra-high optical injection locking. Detuning and injection-ratio dependence are characterized to show the broad applicability of the technique.

Keywords

frequency measurement; frequency response; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser tuning; laser variables measurement; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; detuning characterization; direct modulated VCSEL; frequency 10 GHz to 107 GHz; injection-ratio dependency; resonance frequency enhancement; ultra-high optical injection locking; wavelength 1.55 mum; Bandwidth; Frequency response; High speed optical techniques; Injection-locked oscillators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (060.4080) Modulation; (140.3520) Lasers, injection-locked; (250.7260) VCSELs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-859-9

Type

conf

Filename

4571554