Title :
Demonstration of monolithic optical injection locking using a two section DFB laser
Author :
Jung, Thomas ; Sung, Hyuk-Kee ; Wu, Ming C. ; Tishinin, D. ; Tanbun-Ek, T. ; Liou, K.Y. ; Tsang, W.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
A simplified monolithic optical injection locking system using a two section DFB laser is demonstrated. The operating wavelength of the two sections is current tuned to achieve optical injection locking; when locked the modulation bandwidth is increased from 10 GHz to 23 GHz.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; laser mode locking; optical modulation; optical tuning; semiconductor lasers; 10 to 23 GHz; DFB laser; laser tuning; modulation bandwidth; monolithic optical injection locking; Distributed feedback devices; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Master-slave; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
