Analysis and applications of an optically-injected 1310 nm Quantum-Dot Distributed Feedback laser

• Published in: 2013 15th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Hurtado, Antonio, Mee, Jesse, Nami, Mohsen, Henning, Ian D., Adams, Michael J., Lester, Luke F.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.06.2013
• Subjects: Distributed feedback devices; Integrated optics; Laser modes; Masers; microwave; millimeter-wave; Optical attenuators; optical injection; Quantum dot lasers; signal generation; THz

We review our experimental work on the generation of microwave (MW), millimeter-wave (MMW) and THz signals using a 1310-nm Quantum Dot (QD) Distributed-Feedback (DFB) laser. Continuous tunable MW signals with frequencies going from below 1 GHz to over 40 GHz are generated by means of the period-1 dy...