Polarization self-modulation at multigigahertz frequencies in an external-cavity semiconductor laser

Journal Article · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/68.56628· OSTI ID:6803685

Loh, W H; Schremer, A T; Tang, C L ^[1]

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1. School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (US)

This paper reports polarization self-modulation at frequencies far above the relaxation oscillation frequency achieved in an external-cavity hybrid ring semiconductor laser without the need for any high-speed electronics. This demonstrates that polarization modulation may be a viable alternative fro generating controlled signals at extremely high frequencies ( {approximately} 100 GHz) for use as microwave and millimeter wave optical carriers.

• OSTI ID: 6803685
• Journal Information: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA), Journal Name: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA) Vol. 2:7; ISSN IPTLE; ISSN 1041-1135
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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