Title :
Linewidth narrowing and phase locking of quantum-dot mode-locked lasers employing single- and dual-mode injection locking
Author :
Habruseva, T. ; Donoghue, S.O. ; Rebrova, N. ; Rachinskii, D. ; Hegarty, S.P. ; Huyet, G.
Author_Institution :
Tyndall Nat. Inst., Cork, Ireland
Abstract :
In this paper we investigate in-band single- and dual-tone injection. We show tunability of the slave laser optical spectrum via the master wavelength, significant linewidth narrowing and phase locking of the injected InAs/GaAs QD-MLL to the master laser.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser beams; laser mode locking; laser tuning; quantum dot lasers; InAs-GaAs; QD-MLL; in-band dual-mode injection locking; in-band single-mode injection locking; laser linewidth narrowing; laser spectrum; laser tunability; phase locking; quantum-dot mode-locked lasers; slave laser optical spectrum; High speed optical techniques; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Master-slave; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192792
