Reflection-mode optical injection locking

Weijian Yang, Peng Guo, Devang Parekh, Connie J. Chang-Hasnain

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20887-20893
Number of pages7
JournalOptics Express
Volume18
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Sept 2010
Externally publishedYes

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