CW injection locking of a mode-locked semiconductor laser as a local oscillator comb for channelizing broad-band RF signals

Authors
Jung, T Shen, JL Tong, DTK Murthy, S Wu, MC Tanbun-Ek, T Wang, WS Lodenkamper, R Davis, R Lembo, LJ Brock, JC
Citation
T. Jung et al., CW injection locking of a mode-locked semiconductor laser as a local oscillator comb for channelizing broad-band RF signals, IEEE MICR T, 47(7), 1999, pp. 1225-1233
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES
ISSN journal
00189480 → ACNP
Volume
47
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Part
2
Pages
1225 - 1233
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9480(199907)47:7<1225:CILOAM>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
CW injection locking of mode-locked semiconductor lasers has been experimen tally demonstrated. The phases of the mode-locked frequency comb are shown to be coherent with that of the master CW laser. The pulsewidth of the mode -locked laser remains almost unchanged (<2 ps) for a broad range of injecti on power (-28 to -12 dBm), Pulling of the entire mode-locked frequency comb by 400 MHz has been demonstrated. The coherent multifrequency source can b e used as a local oscillator comb for coherent optical channelizers for ult rawide-band RF signals.