Abstract
We propose an equivalent electrical circuit model to evaluate the direct modulation performance of optically injection-locked (OIL) semiconductor lasers. We modeled the equivalent circuit of the OIL laser based on alternating complex envelope representations, simulated it using the Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE), and analyzed the frequency response of the OIL laser. Although the frequency response of the OIL laser is better than that of a free-running laser, its 3-dB modulation performance is degraded by the relaxation oscillation that occurs during direct modulation of the semiconductor laser. To overcome this limitation and maintain the maximum modulation performance within the entire locking range, we also designed an electrical filter to preprocess the electrical modulation signal and compensate for the non-flat modulation output of the OIL laser. The damping ratio of the directly modulated OIL laser increased by 0.101 (280%) and its settling time decreased by >0.037 (44%) when the electrical compensation circuit was added, exhibiting a flat 3-dB modulation bandwidth of 28.79 GHz.
Funder
National Research Foundation of Korea
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Computer Networks and Communications,Hardware and Architecture,Signal Processing,Control and Systems Engineering
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