AIP Advances (Dec 2016)

Efficiency of four-wave mixing in injection-locked InAs/GaAs quantum-dot lasers

  • H. Huang,
  • D. Arsenijević,
  • K. Schires,
  • T. Sadeev,
  • D. Erasme,
  • D. Bimberg,
  • F. Grillot

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4971271
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 12
pp. 125105 – 125105-6

Abstract

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Frequency conversion using highly non-degenerate four-wave mixing is investigated in optically injection-locked InAs/GaAs quantum-dot Fabry-Perot lasers with different ridge waveguide dimensions. Conversion efficiencies up to -16 dB with a large optical signal-to-noise ratios of 36 dB are unveiled. The conversion bandwidth is extended to 4 THz with a quasi-symmetrical response between up- and down-converted signals.