Generation of Tunable Microwave Frequency Comb Utilizing a Semiconductor Laser Subject to Optical Injection from an SFP Module Modulated by an Arbitrary Periodic Signal

In this paper, a microwave frequency comb (MFC) is generated from a semiconductor laser subject to optical injection from a commercial small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical module which is modulated by an arbitrary periodic signal. A sinusoidal signal or square wave signal is employed as the arb...

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Main Authors: Qingchun Zhao, Maohai Zhai, Wenbo Shi, Bin Wu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9504152
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description In this paper, a microwave frequency comb (MFC) is generated from a semiconductor laser subject to optical injection from a commercial small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical module which is modulated by an arbitrary periodic signal. A sinusoidal signal or square wave signal is employed as the arbitrary periodic signal instead of the electric pulse signal adopted in the former references. When the frequency of the modulated signal is 1 GHz, the MFC with a maximal bandwidth of 15 GHz can be obtained. In addition, taking a sinusoidal signal as an example, the influence of the injection optical power to the slave laser and the modulation frequency of the optical module on the generation of the MFC is analyzed in detail. Finally, the results of MFC generated with a square wave signal injection are presented. The experimental results of this paper provide an important reference for the practical applications of MFC.
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spelling doaj-art-96c70af5c61e41d4969e92a580df4cd32025-08-20T02:09:52ZengWileyComplexity1076-27871099-05262020-01-01202010.1155/2020/95041529504152Generation of Tunable Microwave Frequency Comb Utilizing a Semiconductor Laser Subject to Optical Injection from an SFP Module Modulated by an Arbitrary Periodic SignalQingchun Zhao0Maohai Zhai1Wenbo Shi2Bin Wu3School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, ChinaSchool of Computer and Communication Engineering, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, ChinaSchool of Computer and Communication Engineering, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, ChinaSchool of Computer and Communication Engineering, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, ChinaIn this paper, a microwave frequency comb (MFC) is generated from a semiconductor laser subject to optical injection from a commercial small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical module which is modulated by an arbitrary periodic signal. A sinusoidal signal or square wave signal is employed as the arbitrary periodic signal instead of the electric pulse signal adopted in the former references. When the frequency of the modulated signal is 1 GHz, the MFC with a maximal bandwidth of 15 GHz can be obtained. In addition, taking a sinusoidal signal as an example, the influence of the injection optical power to the slave laser and the modulation frequency of the optical module on the generation of the MFC is analyzed in detail. Finally, the results of MFC generated with a square wave signal injection are presented. The experimental results of this paper provide an important reference for the practical applications of MFC.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9504152
spellingShingle Qingchun Zhao
Maohai Zhai
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Generation of Tunable Microwave Frequency Comb Utilizing a Semiconductor Laser Subject to Optical Injection from an SFP Module Modulated by an Arbitrary Periodic Signal
Complexity
title Generation of Tunable Microwave Frequency Comb Utilizing a Semiconductor Laser Subject to Optical Injection from an SFP Module Modulated by an Arbitrary Periodic Signal
title_full Generation of Tunable Microwave Frequency Comb Utilizing a Semiconductor Laser Subject to Optical Injection from an SFP Module Modulated by an Arbitrary Periodic Signal
title_fullStr Generation of Tunable Microwave Frequency Comb Utilizing a Semiconductor Laser Subject to Optical Injection from an SFP Module Modulated by an Arbitrary Periodic Signal
title_full_unstemmed Generation of Tunable Microwave Frequency Comb Utilizing a Semiconductor Laser Subject to Optical Injection from an SFP Module Modulated by an Arbitrary Periodic Signal
title_short Generation of Tunable Microwave Frequency Comb Utilizing a Semiconductor Laser Subject to Optical Injection from an SFP Module Modulated by an Arbitrary Periodic Signal
title_sort generation of tunable microwave frequency comb utilizing a semiconductor laser subject to optical injection from an sfp module modulated by an arbitrary periodic signal
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9504152
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