Abstract
Tunable dual-mode lasing is experimentally demonstrated in a 1310-nm quantum dot (QD) distributed-feedback (DFB) laser under single-beam optical injection. The wavelength spacing between the two lasing modes is controlled by injecting the external optical signal into different residual Fabry-Perot modes of the QD DFB laser. The influence of important parameters, i.e., injection strength and bias current, is also analyzed. The simple experimental configuration used to achieve tunable dual-mode lasing and the theoretically superior properties of the QD laser offer exciting prospects for the use of these devices in microwave signal generation and radio-over-fiber applications for future mobile communication networks.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 201117 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 102 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 May 2013 |
Keywords
- external optical signals
- Fabry-perot modes
- lasing modes
- microwave signal generations
- mobile communication networks
- optical injection
- quantum dot distributed feedback lasers
- wavelength spacing