Title :
Enhanced Modulation Characteristics of Optical Injection-Locked Lasers: A Tutorial
Author :
Lau, Erwin K. ; Wong, Liang Jie ; Wu, Ming C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
In this paper a tutorial of optical injection locking of semiconductor lasers is given, with particular emphasis on the enhancement of system parameters. Furthermore, physical intuition of each parameter enhancement is explained and practical design rules and trends are also shown.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser mode locking; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; enhanced modulation characteristics; modulation frequency response; optical injection-locked laser; parameter enhancement; semiconductor laser; Injection locking; modulation frequency response; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2014779
