Title :
Modulation response in isolator-free MOPA and injection-locked laser configurations
Author :
Chow, W.W. ; Skogen, E.J. ; Vawter, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM
Abstract :
Modulation response in injection-locked lasers is investigated with optical isolation between master and slave lasers removed. A strong-coupling theory shows that recently demonstrated modulation response enhancement can be maintained in a significantly more compact device.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser beams; laser mode locking; optical isolators; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; distributed-Bragg-reflector lasers; injection-locked laser configuration; isolator-free MOPA; master oscillator power amplifier; modulation response enhancement; optical isolation; semiconductor lasers; strong-coupling theory; Damping; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Master-slave; Optical feedback; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference, 2008. ISLC 2008. IEEE 21st International
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1782-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1783-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2008.4636065
