Title :
Modulation-bandwidth enhancement by stimulated Raman scattering in quantum dash lasers
Author :
Chen, C. ; Ding, G. ; Ooi, B.S. ; Lester, L.F. ; Helmy, A. ; Koch, T.L. ; Hwang, J. C M
Author_Institution :
Center for Opt. Technol., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
The bandwidth of quantum-dash lasers under optical injection modulation is sharply enhanced when the injection photons are ~33 meV more energetic than the laser emission. This new bandwidth-enhancement mechanism is attributable to stimulated Raman scattering.
Keywords :
optical modulation; quantum dash lasers; stimulated Raman scattering; bandwidth-enhancement mechanism; electron volt energy 33 meV; injection photons; laser emission; modulation-bandwidth enhancement; optical injection modulation; quantum dash lasers; stimulated Raman scattering; Absorption; Bandwidth; Laser modes; Masers; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Quantum dots; Raman scattering; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
