• DocumentCode
    2991985
  • Title

    Dynamic characterization of Semiconductor Ring Lasers: Frequency response and linewidth enhancement factor

  • Author

    Zanola, Marco ; Mezosi, Gabor ; Furst, Sandor ; Sorel, Marc ; Giuliani, Guido

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Elettron., Univ. di Pavia, Pavia
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    14-18 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    127
  • Lastpage
    128
  • Abstract
    The frequency response and alpha factor of monolithic semiconductor ring lasers (SRLs) with 150 micron radius are measured using an all-optical modulation technique, yielding a -3 dB, frequency of 11 GHz and alpha factor of 2.4.
  • Keywords
    frequency response; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical modulation; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; all-optical modulation technique; alpha factor; dynamic characterization; frequency 11 GHz; frequency response; linewidth enhancement factor; monolithic semiconductor ring lasers; radius 150 mum; Current measurement; Fiber lasers; Flip-flops; Frequency measurement; Frequency response; Optical bistability; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
  • Conference_Location
    Sorrento
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1782-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1783-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636042
  • Filename
    4636042