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A Photonic System for Generating Unconditional Polarization-Entangled Photons Based on Multiple Quantum Interference
Published on: September 5, 2019
Reconfigurable photonic ultrawideband pulse generation from an optically injected semiconductor laser
Xuelei Fu1, Yongheng Dai, Chester Shu
1Department of Electronic Engineering and Center for Advanced Research in Photonics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N. T., Hong Kong, China. xlfu@ee.cuhk.edu.hk
Abstract:
We demonstrate reconfigurable photonic ultrawideband (UWB) pulse generation by injecting a phase-modulated optical wave into a semiconductor laser. By adjusting the injection power level and phase modulation depth, the photonic UWB generator is capable of generating either a single-optical-carrier monocycle or power-efficient UWB pulses. A UWB pulse with spectral power efficiency (SPE) of 36.10% has been achieved by optimizing the injection parameters. Transmission in an 8.4 km single mode fiber results in a degradation of SPE to 27.55% without significant pulse distortion.
