Title :
Widely Frequency-Tunable Optical Microwave Source Based on Amplified Feedback Laser
Author :
Sun, Y. ; Chen, Y.B. ; Wang, Y. ; Pan, J.Q. ; Zhao, L.J. ; Chen, W.X. ; Wang, W.
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Semicond. Mater. Sci., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Beijing
Abstract :
A monolithic integrated amplified feedback semiconductor laser is demonstrated as an optical microwave source. The optical microwave frequency is continuously tunable in the range of 19.87-26.3 GHz with extinction ratio above 6 dB, 3-dB linewidth about 3 MHz.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; integrated optoelectronics; laser beams; laser tuning; light sources; microwave photonics; semiconductor lasers; AFL chip; DFB laser; extinction ratio; frequency 19.87 GHz to 26.3 GHz; frequency-tunable optical microwave source; integrated amplified feedback semiconductor laser; optical linewidth; optical microwave frequency; Frequency; Laser feedback; Masers; Optical amplifiers; Optical feedback; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
PhotonicsGlobal@Singapore, 2008. IPGC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3901-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2906-6
DOI :
10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781441
