Title :
Spectral characteristics of semiconductor lasers under strong optical injection
Author :
Seo, Young-Kwang ; Choi, Woo-Young
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We analyze the spectral characteristics of semiconductor lasers under strong optical injection, and show that widely separated multiple sidebands are generated if the laser is in the dynamically unstable regime. Using this, it may be possible to generate optical microwaves/MM-waves without any external RF-sources
Keywords :
laser beam applications; microwave generation; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; semiconductor lasers; dynamically unstable regime; optical MM-wave generation; optical microwave generation; semiconductor lasers; spectral characteristics; strong optical injection; widely separated multiple sidebands; Character generation; Frequency modulation; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Petroleum; Radio frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Signal generators; Spectral analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Photonics, 1999. MWP '99. International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5558-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWP.1999.819681
