Frequency dynamics of gain-switched injection-locked semiconductor lasers

Author

Dellunde, J. ; Torrent, M.C. ; Sancho, J.M. ; Miguel, M. San

Author_Institution

Dept. d´´Estructura i Constituents de la Materia, Barcelona Univ., Spain

Volume

33

Issue

9

fYear

1997

fDate

9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1537

Lastpage

1542

Abstract

The frequency dynamics of gain-switched single-mode semiconductor lasers subject to optical injection is investigated. The requirements for low time jitter and reduced frequency chirp operation are studied as a function of the frequency mismatch between the master and slave lasers. Suppression of the power overshoot, typical during gain-switched operation, can be achieved for selected frequency detunings

Keywords

chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; laser mode locking; laser modes; laser theory; laser tuning; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; frequency dynamics; frequency mismatch; gain-switched injection-locked semiconductor lasers; laser theory; laser tuning; low time jitter; master lasers; optical injection; power overshoot; reduced frequency chirp operation; selected frequency detunings; single-mode semiconductor lasers; slave lasers; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Master-slave; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Semiconductor lasers; Steady-state;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.622634

Filename

622634