Title :
Tunable microwave signal generation with an optically-injected 1310nm Quantum Dot Distributed-Feedback laser
Author :
Hurtado, A. ; Mee, J. ; Nami, Mohsen ; Henning, I.D. ; Adams, M.J. ; Lester, L.F.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Tunable microwave signal generation with frequencies ranging from below 1 GHz to over 40 GHz is demonstrated experimentally using the period-1 dynamics induced in a 1310-nm Quantum Dot Distributed-Feedback laser under external optical injection.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser beams; laser tuning; microwave generation; optical pulse generation; quantum dot lasers; external optical injection; frequency 1 GHz to 40 GHz; optically-injected quantum dot distributed-feedback laser; period-1 dynamics; tunable microwave signal generation; wavelength 1310 nm; Masers; Microwave oscillators; Microwave photonics; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Quantum dot lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
