Title :
Coherent optical measurement of the modulation dynamics of injection-locked VCSELs
Author :
Bhooplapur, Sharad ; Hoghooghi, Nazanin ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We independently measure the optical phase and amplitude modulation characteristics of an injection-locked VCSEL for the first time at GHz rates, using a coherent optical demodulation scheme, giving us insight into two different phase modulation regimes.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; laser mode locking; optical modulation; phase modulation; surface emitting lasers; amplitude modulation; coherent optical demodulation; coherent optical measurement; injection-locked VCSEL; modulation dynamics; optical phase modulation; Frequency modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical variables measurement; Semiconductor device measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
