Title :
Microwave signal mixing in coupled-cavity VCSELs
Author :
Chen, Chen ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Two microwave signals of different frequencies are used to directly modulate the top and bottom cavity of a coupled dual-cavity VCSEL. Signal mixing is observed from the laser output which can be engineered by varying the DC biases to the two cavities.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; gallium arsenide; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; optical modulation; semiconductor quantum wells; surface emitting lasers; DBR mirrors; composite-resonator vertical-cavity laser; coupled dual-cavity VCSEL; microwave signal mixing; monolithic bottom p-type distributed Bragg reflector; optical cavities; quantum wells; Distributed Bragg reflectors; High speed optical techniques; Masers; Optical coupling; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; RF signals; Radio frequency; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
