• DocumentCode
    748811
  • 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
  • Volume
    15
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    618
  • Lastpage
    633
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-260X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2014779
  • Filename
    4838882