Non-degenerate four-wave mixing in an optically injection-locked InAs/InP quantum dot Fabry–Perot laser

Journal Article · Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916738· OSTI ID:22398870

Huang, H.; Schires, K.; Grillot, F. ^[1]; Poole, P. J. ^[2]

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1. Télécom ParisTech, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, CNRS LTCI, 46 rue Barrault, 75013 Paris Cedex (France)
2. National Research Council Canada, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R6 (Canada)

Non-degenerate four-wave mixing in an InAs/InP quantum dot Fabry–Perot laser is investigated with an optical injection-locking scheme. Wavelength conversion is obtained for frequency detunings ranging from +2.5 THz to −3.5 THz. The normalized conversion efficiency is maintained above −40 dB between −1.5 and +0.5 THz with an optical signal-to-noise ratio above 20 dB and a maximal third-order nonlinear susceptibility normalized to material gain of 2 × 10{sup −19} m{sup 3}/V{sup 2}. In addition, we show that injection-locking at different positions in the gain spectrum has an impact on the nonlinear conversion process and the symmetry between up- and down- converted signals.

• OSTI ID: 22398870
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 14; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
CONVERSION
FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER
FREQUENCY MIXING
GAIN
HETEROJUNCTIONS
INDIUM ARSENIDES
INDIUM PHOSPHIDES
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
QUANTUM DOTS
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
THZ RANGE
WAVELENGTHS