Frequency-sweep generation by resonant self-injection locking

Authors
Troger, J Thevenaz, L Robert, P
Citation
J. Troger et al., Frequency-sweep generation by resonant self-injection locking, OPTICS LETT, 24(21), 1999, pp. 1493-1495
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
21
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1493 - 1495
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(19991101)24:21<1493:FGBRSL>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We report a novel application of self-injection locking. A diode laser is i njection locked to its own frequency-shifted emission. By resonant phase mo dulation of the fed-back Light, the laser's emission frequency is shown to swing periodically through the locking range. The laser operates as a sweep generator driven by resonant self-injection locking. (C) 1999 Optical Soci ety of America OCIS codes: 140.3520, 140.3490, 060.2430, 060.2310, 060.2630 , 060.5060.