Title :
Dynamic range enhancement in 1.55 μm VCSELs using injection-locking
Author :
Zhao, Xiaoxue ; Chrostowski, Lukas ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
Optical injection locking is experimentally and theoretically demonstrated to enhance the RF gain and reduce the distortion of 1.55 μm VCSELs over a range of carrier frequencies resulting from a high coupling ratio of injected power and VCSEL cavity.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; microwave photonics; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; surface emitting lasers; 1.55 mum; RF gain; VCSEL cavity; carrier frequencies; coupling ratio; distortion; dynamic range enhancement; optical injection locking; Dynamic range; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser noise; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Radio frequency; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 2004. MWP'04. 2004 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8491-1
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.2004.1396849
