DocumentCode
2019820
Title
Optical Injection Locking of VCSEL with Amplitude Modulated Master
Author
Gu, Qing ; Chan, Kai Wa ; Au, Ada ; Faraji, Behnam ; Chrostowski, Lukas ; Hofmann, W. ; Amann, M.-C.
Author_Institution
Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver
fYear
2007
fDate
3-5 Oct. 2007
Firstpage
183
Lastpage
186
Abstract
We have observed the microwave behaviour of an optical injection locked system using a novel configuration with an externally amplitude-modulated master laser. We experimentally demonstrated the possibility of constructing a stable local oscillator for homodyne detection using such configuration.
Keywords
distributed feedback lasers; laser mode locking; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; amplitude-modulated master laser; homodyne detection; optical injection locking; stable local oscillator; Amplitude modulation; Frequency shift keying; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser noise; Local oscillators; Masers; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Photonics, 2007 IEEE International Topical Meeting on
Conference_Location
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1167-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1168-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWP.2007.4378168
Filename
4378168
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