TY - JOUR

T1 - Broad tunable photonic microwave generation based on period-one dynamics of optical injection vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

AU - Ji, Songkun

AU - Hong, Yanhua

AU - Spencer, Paul

AU - Benedikt, Johannes

AU - Davies, Iwan

PY - 2017/8/21

Y1 - 2017/8/21

N2 - Photonic microwave generation based on period-one dynamics of an optically injected VCSEL has been study experimentally. The results have shown that the frequency of the generated microwave signal can be broadly tunable through the adjustment of the injection power and the frequency detuning. Strong optical injection power and higher frequency detuning are favorable for obtaining a high frequency microwave signal. These results are similar to those found in systems based on distributed feedback lasers and quantum dot lasers. The variation of the microwave power at the fundamental frequency and the second-harmonic distortion have also been characterized.

AB - Photonic microwave generation based on period-one dynamics of an optically injected VCSEL has been study experimentally. The results have shown that the frequency of the generated microwave signal can be broadly tunable through the adjustment of the injection power and the frequency detuning. Strong optical injection power and higher frequency detuning are favorable for obtaining a high frequency microwave signal. These results are similar to those found in systems based on distributed feedback lasers and quantum dot lasers. The variation of the microwave power at the fundamental frequency and the second-harmonic distortion have also been characterized.

KW - Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; semiconductor lasers; Radio frequency photonics; microwaves; optical injection

UR - https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-25-17-19863

U2 - 10.1364/OE.25.019863

DO - 10.1364/OE.25.019863

M3 - Article

VL - 25

SP - 19863

EP - 11871

JO - Optics Express

JF - Optics Express

SN - 1094-4087

IS - 17

ER -