Title :
Linewidth reduction through optical feedback for photonic microwave oscillators using optically injected semiconductor laser dynamics
Author :
Kai-Hung Lo ; Sheng-Kwang Hwang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract :
Optically injected semiconductor lasers at period-one nonlinear dynamics generate high-frequency microwave oscillation with a broad linewidth. The microwave linewidth can be significantly reduced by two orders of magnitude through optical feedback.
Keywords :
laser feedback; microwave oscillators; semiconductor lasers; broad linewidth; high-frequency microwave oscillation; linewidth reduction; microwave linewidth; optical feedback; optically injected semiconductor laser dynamics; period-one nonlinear dynamics; photonic microwave oscillators; Laser feedback; Masers; Microwave oscillators; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
