Mutual Injection Locking of Monolithically Integrated Coupled-Cavity DBR Lasers

Journal Article · 01 July 2011 · IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2011.2140099 · OSTI ID:1426923

Tauke-Pedretti, Anna ^[1]; Vawter, G. Allen ^[1]; Skogen, Erik J. ^[1]; Peake, Greg ^[1]; Overberg, Mark ^[1]; Alford, Charles ^[1]; Chow, Weng W. ^[1]; Yang, Zhenshan S. ^[1]; Torres, David ^[2]; Cajas, Florante ^[2]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. LMATA Government Services, Albuquerque, NM (United States)

We present a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) composed of two strongly coupled distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) lasers. This PIC utilizes the dynamics of mutual injection locking to increase the relaxation resonance frequency from 3 GHz to beyond 30 GHz. Mutual injection-locking and external injection-locking operation are then compared.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1426923
• Report Number(s): SAND2010-7533J; 534359
• Journal Information: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 23, Issue 13; ISSN 1041-1135
• Publisher: IEEECopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English