Title :
High extinction ratio of injection-locked 1.55-μm VCSELs
Author :
Zhao, Xiaoxue ; Chrostowski, Lukas ; Chang-Hasnain, Connie J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report injection-locked vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers simultaneously achieving high extinction ratios of 20 dB, enhanced resonance frequency >30 GHz, and radio-frequency signal amplification of >10 dB, for the first time.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; 1.55 mum; high extinction ratio; injection-locked VCSEL; radiofrequency signal amplification; resonance frequency enhancement; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Erbium; Extinction ratio; Fiber lasers; Optical modulation; Optical surface waves; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Extinction ratio (ER); injection-locking; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.861303
