DocumentCode
1445021
Title
Experimental demonstration of modulation bandwidth enhancement in distributed feedback lasers with external light injection
Author
Meng, Xue Jun ; Chau, Tai ; Wu, MingC
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
34
Issue
21
fYear
1998
fDate
10/15/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2031
Lastpage
2032
Abstract
The frequency response of a semiconductor distributed feedback (DFB) laser under optical injection locking has been studied experimentally. It is shown that strong injection locking is very effective at increasing the relaxation oscillation frequency of DFB lasers. Bandwidth enhancement as high as 3.7 times has been achieved for the first time
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; frequency response; injection locked oscillators; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; bandwidth enhancement; distributed feedback lasers; external light injection; frequency response; modulation bandwidth enhancement; optical injection locking; relaxation oscillation frequency; semiconductor laser;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19981434
Filename
729887
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