DocumentCode
1090023
Title
Rayleigh backscattering and extinction ratio study of optically injection-locked 1.55 μm VCSELs
Author
Wong, E. ; Zhao, X. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J. ; Hofmann, W. ; Amann, M.-C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Volume
43
Issue
3
fYear
2007
Firstpage
182
Lastpage
183
Abstract
The performance dependence of optically injection-locked 1.55 mum VCSELs by downstream signals in a bidirectional optical link on the degree of Rayleigh backscattered signal and modulation depth of the master DFB laser is studied. Such a study is important for operation in bidirectional WDM-PONs. Error-free upstream performance is achieved when the upstream signal to Rayleigh backscattering ratio is greater than 13.4 dB, and with minimal dependence on the downstream extinction ratio. The frequency response of the OIL-VCSEL explains for the first time the suppression of the modulated downstream signal at the VCSEL input, enabling stable injection locking comparable to that of CW master injection
Keywords
Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; laser mode locking; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; surface emitting lasers; 1.55 micron; CW master injection; DFB laser; OIL-VCSEL; Rayleigh backscattering; WDM-PON; bidirectional optical link; injection locking;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
Filename
4087804
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