Title :
Optoelectronic mixing using a short cavity distributed Bragg reflector laser
Author :
Lasri, J. ; Shtaif, M. ; Eisenstein, G. ; Avrutin, Eugene A. ; Koren, U.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fDate :
3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe optoelectronic mixing in a short cavity distributed Bragg reflector laser operating near 1550 nm. Up and down conversion are demonstrated both theoretically and experimentally for three drive configurations. Absolute efficiencies as well as their frequency dependencies are described and the advantage of direct modulation of the photon field (by loss modulation) is clearly seen. Down conversion is shown to be less efficient than up conversion but its efficiency decrease with an increasing frequency is slower
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; electro-optical modulation; infrared sources; laser cavity resonators; laser transitions; semiconductor lasers; 1550 nm; DBR laser diode; absolute efficiencies; direct modulation; down conversion; drive configurations; frequency dependencies; increasing frequency; loss modulation; optoelectronic mixing; photon field; short cavity distributed Bragg reflector laser; upconversion; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Frequency conversion; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Surface emitting lasers;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
