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50-GHz repetition gain switching using a cavity-enhanced DFB laser assisted by optical injection locking

Liu et al., 2020

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3712940139936957320
Author
Liu Z
Matsui Y
Schatz R
Khan F
Kwakernaak M
Sudo T
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Journal of Lightwave Technology

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We demonstrate pulse generation at a repetition rate of 50 GHz by gain switching an injection-locked distributed feedback (DFB) laser. The small-signal BW of the DFB laser was enhanced from an intrinsic BW of 30 GHz to 52 GHz due to the joint effects of photon-photon …
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