Title :
Bandwidth enhancement and broadband noise reduction in injection-locked semiconductor lasers
Author :
Simpson, T.B. ; Liu, J.M. ; Gavrielides, A.
Author_Institution :
JAYCOR, San Diego, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Injection locking of a semiconductor laser can significantly improve the broadband modulation characteristics. By adjusting the frequency offset between the master laser and the slave laser, improved modulation bandwidth or flatness of the modulation response can be emphasized. The improved modulation characteristics are accompanied by reduced broadband relative intensity noise. Our calculations predict that the parasitic-free modulation bandwidths can be enhanced above the theoretical limit for the free-running laser.<>
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser noise; laser theory; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; broadband modulation; free-running laser; frequency offset; injection locking; intensity noise; master laser; parasitic-free bandwidths; semiconductor lasers; slave laser; Bandwidth; Frequency; Injection-locked oscillators; Intensity modulation; Laser noise; Laser theory; Master-slave; Noise reduction; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
