Title :
Optimized all-optical amplitude and frequency modulation of quantum cascade laser
Author :
Tao Yang ; Gang Chen ; Chao Tian ; Martini, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Eng. Phys., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that by optimizing excitation photon energy in optical modulation of quantum cascade laser, both amplitude and frequency modulation depth are increased. Also, optical switch on and off can be controlled by excitation wavelength.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; frequency modulation; optical modulation; optical switches; optimisation; quantum cascade lasers; all-optical amplitude modulation; all-optical frequency modulation; excitation photon energy optimization; optical switch; quantum cascade laser; Frequency modulation; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Photonics; Quantum cascade lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
