Title :
Analog and digital functionality from composite resonator vertical cavity lasers
Author :
Chen, Chen ; Choquette, Kent D.
Abstract :
Composite resonator VCSELs with optically coupled but electrically independent dual cavities enable new functionality. We report push/pull digital modulation at 2.5 Gb/s and analog microwave frequency mixing from the same laser.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical modulation; surface emitting lasers; analog microwave frequency mixing; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; composite resonator vertical cavity lasers; dual cavities; push-pull digital modulation; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; RF signals; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343324
