Title :
High-speed wavelength modulation in quantum cascade laser
Author :
Chen, Gang ; Martini, Rainer ; Yang, Tao ; Grant, P.D. ; Dudek, R. ; Liu, H.C.
Abstract :
High-speed wavelength modulation is demonstrated in a standard middle-infrared quantum cascade laser by near-infrared optical excitation. The typical wavelength modulation spectrum is obtained, which is observed at frequency up to 1.6 GHz.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical modulation; quantum cascade lasers; In0.52Al0.48As-In0.53Ga0.47As; high-speed wavelength modulation; near-infrared optical excitation; standard middle-infrared quantum cascade laser; Cavity resonators; Frequency measurement; Frequency modulation; Optical modulation; Physics; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
