Nanometer wavelength conversion of picosecond-optical pulses using cavity-enhanced highly nondegenerate four-wave mixing in semiconductor lasers

Author

Iannone, Patrick P. ; Prucnal, PAul R. ; Raybon, Gregory ; Koren, Uziel ; Burrus, C.A.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

31

Issue

7

fYear

1995

fDate

7/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1285

Lastpage

1291

Abstract

We demonstrate 5.0-nm wavelength conversion of a mode-locked optical pulse train by cavity-enhanced highly nondegenerate four-wave mixing in a 1.53-μm injection-locked bulk InGaAsP V-groove laser. Input pulses having 17 ps duration are broadened to 61 ps due to the filtering imposed by the mixing laser. A simple two-mode rate equation model of an injection-locked semiconductor laser is used to explain the dependence of the output pulse broadening on bias current and injected pump power. The temporal response is improved by decreasing the laser bias current or increasing the injected pump power

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; indium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; 1.53 mum; 17 ps; 5 nm; 61 ps; InGaAsP; InGaAsP laser; V-groove laser; bias current; cavity-enhanced highly nondegenerate four-wave mixing; filtering; injected pump power; injection-locked laser; input pulses; laser bias current; mixing laser; mode-locked optical pulse train; nanometer wavelength conversion; output pulse; picosecond-optical pulses; semiconductor lasers; temporal response; two-mode rate equation model; wavelength conversion; Filtering; Four-wave mixing; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.391093

Filename

391093