Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 4, 040601(2019)

Frequency Multiplication Signal Generation Based on Injection Locking of Directly Modulated Laser

Shuaishuai Wang, Ju Wang*, Chuang Ma, Tianyu Li, Tianyuan Xie, Yang Yu, and Jinlong Yu
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  • Laboratory of Optical Fiber Communicaitons, School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    The high-order harmonic component of a 1 GHz modulated sinusoidal wave optical signal is injected into the directly modulated laser, and the interaction between the intensity of the light field and the carrier concentration forms the photocurrent. The photocurrent is then converted into a microwave frequency multiplication signal at the radio frequency (RF) port of this directly modulated laser. In the experiment, the feedback control the directly modulated laser wavelength and thus the automatic locking of the laser are realized by the powe rvariance of the frequency multiplication signal detected at the RF port. The microwave frequency multiplication signals at 10 GHz and 12 GHz are generated without photodetectors. Compared with those by the injection locking scheme without an automatic locking loop, the microwave frequency multiplication signals by automatic locking are more stable. The power fluctuation is stable at 2 dB within 10 min, and the phase noise deterioration at 10 kHz is as little as 2.2 dB. The produced largest frequency doubling number of microwave frequency multiplication signals depends on the maximum modulation rate of the directly modulated laser.

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    Shuaishuai Wang, Ju Wang, Chuang Ma, Tianyu Li, Tianyuan Xie, Yang Yu, Jinlong Yu. Frequency Multiplication Signal Generation Based on Injection Locking of Directly Modulated Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(4): 040601

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jul. 24, 2018

    Accepted: Aug. 31, 2018

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2019

    The Author Email: Wang Ju (wangju@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.040601

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