Title :
Spatial coupling of optically injection-locked multimode VCSELs
Author :
Parekh, Devang ; Zhao, Xiaoxue ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
The effect of spatial coupling of optical injection locking between a single-mode master laser and a multimode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser is investigated. Its effects on resonance frequency and 3-dB bandwidth enhancement are studied in detail.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; surface emitting lasers; VCSELs; bandwidth enhancement; multimode vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; optical injection locking; resonance frequency; single-mode master laser; spatial coupling; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency response; High speed optical techniques; Injection-locked oscillators; Optical coupling; Optical modulation; Optical transmitters; Resonance; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Nano-Optoelectronics Workshop, 2008. i-NOW 2008. International
Conference_Location :
Shonan Village
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2656-0
DOI :
10.1109/INOW.2008.4634531
