Low phase noise millimetre-wave signal generation using a passively modelocked monolithic DBR laser injection locked by an optical DSBSC signal

Author

Ahmed, Z. ; Liu, H.F. ; Novak, D. ; Pelusi, M. ; Ogawa, Y. ; Kim, D.Y.

Author_Institution

Semicond. Technol. Lab., OKI Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

31

Issue

15

fYear

1995

fDate

7/20/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1254

Lastpage

1255

Abstract

The authors demonstrate an optical injection technique for stabilising the frequency and reducing the phase noise of the millimetre-wave signal generated by a passively modelocked monolithic DBR laser. The optical injection signal is obtained by externally modulating a CW laser using the double sideband suppressed carrier (DSBSC) modulation technique. A locking range of 170 MHz is achieved with an injection optical power of less than 50 μW

Keywords

distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser frequency stability; laser mode locking; millimetre wave generation; millimetre wave lasers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; phase noise; semiconductor lasers; 170 MHz; 50 muW; CW laser; double sideband suppressed carrier; external modulation; frequency stability; injection locking; injection optical power; locking range; millimetre-wave signal generation; optical DSBSC signal; optical injection technique; passively modelocked monolithic DBR laser; phase noise;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el:19950855

Filename

400349