We propose a precision linewidths measurement using short-delay self-heterodyne interferometers and multiple peak-to-valley differences (MPVD). The method of MPVD of the coherent envelope to determine the laser linewidth is proved to be stable. Based on the relationship within MPVD values, the delay length and laser linewidth were calculated theoretically and via simulations. We also eliminate the effect of the broadened spectrum induced by the 1/f frequency noise and the influence of noise floor on the measurement using short-delay self-heterodyne techniques, providing MPVD that can satisfy high-precision measurements without being affected by noise. The results showed that this new method is capable of significantly improving the measurement accuracy of narrow linewidth.
Lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) electro-optic modulator has broad application prospects in rapidly developing largecapacity and high-density coherent optical communication systems, due to its small size, ultra-high bandwidth and low voltage. However, the high coupling loss currently limits its practical application. In this paper, in order to realize efficient coupling property, we propose a high-coupling-efficiency bilayer inverse tapered spot-size converter (SSC) that can be integrated with an LNOI modulator. The spot-size converter consists of three parts: a double-layer inverse tapered waveguide in LNOI, a straight LNOI-based waveguide and a SiON waveguide. We mainly consider end-surface coupling efficiency, abrupt loss and transmission efficiency. The simulation results show that the total coupling efficiency of the chip to the lensed fiber with a mode-spot diameter of 3.2 µm can achieve to 97.51%/96.3% for TE/TM light at a wavelength of 1550 nm. The coupler shows high coupling efficiency and good polarization independence. The 3dB alignment tolerance between fiber and coupler is estimated as ±1.4 μm/±1.4 μm in X/Z direction for TE light, and ±1.45 μm/±1.3 μm in X/Z direction for TM light. Our coupler shows relatively large alignment tolerances that makes the optical packaging of the LNOI modulator more reliable. The proposed high-efficiency spot-size converter in this work is of great significance for realizing the practical application of LNOI modulators.
In this work, we report a separate absorption and multiplication avalanche photodiode (SAM-APD) with 100% cut-off wavelength of ~2.1 μm at 300 K grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The electron-dominated avalanche mechanism multiplication region was designed as a multi-quantum well structure consisting of AlAsSb/GaSb H-structure superlattice and Al0.3In0.7AsSb digital alloy. At room temperature, the device exhibits a maximum multiplication gain of 79 under -13.3 bias voltage.
An ultra-narrow linewidth laser based on stimulated Brillouin scattering is proposed and fabricated. The temperature control program is used to ensure the change of the output wavelength of the semiconductor laser. The erbium-doped fiber is used as the external cavity, and its linewidth can reach the order of Hz. Meanwhile, we package it into a stable module.
KEYWORDS: Modulation, Analog electronics, Semiconductor lasers, Intermodulation, Radio optics, Laser optics, Microwave radiation, Laser applications, Signal to noise ratio, Photodetectors
We fabricated a narrow linewidth 1.55μm directly-modulated distributed-feedback (DFB) laser. The laser exhibits an
output power of 14mW at 100mA, flat frequency response with -3 dB bandwidth of 18 GHz, the third-order
intermodulation distortion (IMD3) with 39.8dBm, narrow optical linewidth with 181kHz, and RIN below -135.7dB/Hz
in the 0.1-10GHz range along with the high side-mode suppression ratio (<52dB). We also experimentally verified the
modulation bandwidth, linearity, and linewidth is related to the bias current. The characteristics of the laser, namely
sufficient modulation bandwidth, high linearity, low relative intensity noise (RIN) and narrow linewidth, make it the
perfect candidates for high dynamic directly modulated analog optical link.
An ultra wideband optical frequency comb (OFC) generator based on semiconductor Quantum dot F-P cavity is packaged by our group. The free spectral rage (FSR) of the OFC can be tunable from 97GHz to 100GHz and the pulse width of the 100GHz OFC is 1.2ps.The full span of the OFC spectra is 80nm with a Gaussian shaped, and in span of 10nm, the flatness of the OFC can be limited to 1.7dB. The OFC has the advantages of small volume, simple and compact structure, low power dissipation, and has an ultra-wide bandwidth and flat spectrum, which can be used in the field of arbitrary waveform generation, channel information processing, and optical frequency division multiplexing.
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