Title :
Optically injection-locked VCSEL for bi-directional optical communication
Author :
Gu, Qing ; Hofmann, Werner ; Amann, Markus-Christian ; Chrostowski, Lukas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Abstract :
We propose and experimentally demonstrate for the first time a communication system scheme with an OIL-VCSEL acting both as a transmitter and as a receiver, under an identical forward-bias condition.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical receivers; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; bidirectional optical communication; communication system scheme; forward-bias condition; optical receiver; optical transmitter; optically injection-locked VCSEL; vertical cavity surface emitting laser; Bidirectional control; Digital modulation; Frequency; Optical fiber communication; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Petroleum; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (140.3520) Injection-locked lasers; (250.7260) Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
