Optoelectronic microwave-range frequency mixing in semiconductor lasers

Author

Portnoi, Efim L. ; Gorfinkel, Vera B. ; Avrutin, Eugene A. ; Thayne, Lain G. ; Barrow, David A. ; Marsh, John H. ; Luryi, Serge

Author_Institution

A.F. Ioffe Physicotech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia

Volume

1

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

451

Lastpage

460

Abstract

Optoelectronic mixing of very high-frequency amplitude-modulated signals using a semiconductor laser simultaneously as a local oscillator and a mixer is proposed, Three possible constructions of a monolithically integrated up-or down-converter are considered theoretically: a four-terminal semiconductor laser with dual pumping current/modal gain control, and both a passively mode-locked and a passively Q-switched semiconductor laser monolithically integrated with an electroabsorption pumping current modulator. Experimental verification of the feasibility of the laser-mixer concept is presented

Keywords

Q-switching; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optoelectronics; laser mode locking; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; down-converter; dual pumping current/modal gain control; electroabsorption pumping current modulator; four-terminal semiconductor laser; high-frequency amplitude-modulated signals; laser-mixer concept; local oscillator; optoelectronic microwave-range frequency mixing; optoelectronic mixing; passively Q-switched semiconductor laser; passively mode-locked laser; semiconductor lasers; up-converter; Frequency; Gain control; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Local oscillators; Masers; Modular construction; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.401228

Filename

401228