Evaluation and analysis of optically injection-locked semiconductor laser characteristics for optical complex signal generation

Abstract

In this paper, we present an investigation of the optical injection-locked parameters which utilize an approach to creating optical complex signals using optically injection-locked (OIL) semiconductor lasers. Subsequently, we discuss the impact of the OIL parameters on the locking map, manufacturing the corresponding complex signal area, pole-zero diagram, and frequency response of the system. The steady-state analysis of the rate equations indicates that changing OIL parameters can result in simultaneous optical AM and PM of the OIL laser while preserving the injection locking state. Based on the simulation results, we found that using strong R inj and high negative Δfinj (which are mandatory for generating high-quality complex modulation) along with α = 3; can improve the performance in producing complex signal area as well as the frequency response, while using other settings does not lead to the development of both. Therefore, we achieve the maximum generated complex signal area and the -3dB frequency by using an adjusted parameter value for the system, which results in a faster modulation speed and higher quality of the optical complex modulation.