Title :
Bandwidth enhancement of semiconductor laser optical phase-lock loops by sideband locking
Author :
Satyan, Naresh ; Liang, Wei ; Yariv, Amnon ; Rakuljic, George
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the sideband locking of single section DFB semiconductor lasers in heterodyne optical phase-lock loops, eliminating the loop bandwidth limitation imposed by the phase reversal of the frequency modulation response of the lasers.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; frequency modulation; laser beams; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical phase locked loops; semiconductor lasers; bandwidth enhancement; frequency modulation response; heterodyne OPLL; optical phase-lock loops; phase reversal; semiconductor laser; sideband locking; single section DFB lasers; Bandwidth; Frequency modulation; Laser feedback; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Photodetectors; Propagation delay; Radio frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Voltage-controlled oscillators; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (290.3700) Linewidth; (030.1640) Coherence;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
