Abstract
A novel model including the interference effect of master laser reflection is established for reflection-mode optical injection locking. This model sheds insight on the physical origin of some rather distinct but unexplained modulation characteristics of optical injection-locked verticalcavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), including data pattern inversion in on-off keying modulation, a large RF gain at low frequency, and an anomalous DC-suppression under small signal modulation, in specific locking conditions. Excellent agreement is obtained between the simulation and experiment results.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 20887-20893 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Sept 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |