Title :
Monolithically Integrated DFB Lasers for Tunable and Narrow Linewidth Millimeter-Wave Generation
Author :
Zanola, M. ; Strain, Michael J. ; Giuliani, Giovanni ; Sorel, Marc
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
A monolithic optoelectronic device for the generation of tunable and narrow linewidth millimeter-wave signals is presented. The device consists of three mutually injected distributed feedback lasers whose emission frequencies are stabilized via a four-wave mixing process. Their beating on a high-speed photodetector generates a narrow linewidth electrical signal that is continuously tunable over several tens of gigahertz.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; integrated optoelectronics; laser stability; laser tuning; microwave photonics; millimetre wave generation; multiwave mixing; photodetectors; beating; continuously tunable narrow linewidth electrical signal; emission frequencies; four-wave mixing; high-speed photodetector; monolithic optoelectronic device; monolithically integrated DFB lasers; mutually injected distributed feedback lasers; tunable narrow linewidth millimeter-wave generation; Laser tuning; Measurement by laser beam; Optical attenuators; Optical mixing; Radio frequency; Distributed feedback (DFB) lasers; integrated optics; millimeter-waves; photomixing;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2012.2235412
