Title :
Integrated phase and magnitude control of a microwave optical subcarrier using a three-contact, vertical-cavity, surface-emitting laser
Author :
Hudgings, J.A. ; Stone, R.J. ; Lim, S.F. ; Lau, K.Y. ; Chang-Hasnain, C.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
A new integrated method of phase and magnitude control of a microwave optical subcarrier is demonstrated using a three-contact VCSEL. The entire first quadrant of 16-QAM signal space can be achieved.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; microwave photonics; optical transmitters; quadrature amplitude modulation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 16-QAM signal space; first quadrant; integrated phase; magnitude control; microwave optical subcarrier; three-contact VCSEL; three-contact vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Amplitude modulation; Frequency; Integrated optics; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Quadrature amplitude modulation; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766003
