Title :
Mutual Injection Locking of Monolithically Integrated Coupled-Cavity DBR Lasers
Author :
Tauke-Pedretti, Anna ; Vawter, G. Allen ; Skogen, Erik J. ; Peake, Greg ; Overberg, Mark ; Alford, Charles ; Chow, Weng W. ; Yang, Zhenshan S. ; Torres, David ; Cajas, Florante
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We present a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) composed of two strongly coupled distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) lasers. This PIC utilizes the dynamics of mutual injection locking to increase the relaxation resonance frequency from 3 GHz to beyond 30 GHz. Mutual injection-locking and external injection-locking operation are compared.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; frequency 3 GHz to 30 GHz; monolithically integrated coupled-cavity DBR lasers; mutual injection locking; photonic integrated circuit; relaxation resonance frequency; Cavity resonators; Gain; Measurement by laser beam; Mirrors; Resonant frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Amplitude modulation; coupled-cavity lasers; injection locking; monolithic integration; photonic integrated circuits (PICs); semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2011.2140099
