Low phase noise and quasi-tunable millimeter-wave generator using a passively InAs/InP mode-locked quantum dot laser

Abstract

A low phase noise millimeter-wave (MMW) signal generator is proposed and experimentally demonstrated with a C-band passively Fabry-Pérot (F-P) quantum dot mode-locked laser. A novel method is proposed to generate low phase noise MMW signal, which is simply based on a commercial off-the-shelf dual-driven LiNbO₃ Mach-Zehnder modulator and a passively F-P quantum dot mode-locked laser. MMW signal with the frequency of 30 GHz, 45 GHz and 90 GHz respectively is obtained experimentally. Single-sideband phase noise of the 30 GHz and 45 GHz MMW signal is −112 dBc/Hz and −106 dBc/Hz at an offset of 1 kHz, respectively. The linewidth of the 30 GHz and 45 GHz MMW signal is about from 225 Hz and 239 Hz. This is considered a very simple MMW generator with a quasi-tunable broadband and ultra-low phase noise.

References

[1] KoenigS, Lopez-DiazD, AntesJ, BoesF, HennebergerR, LeutherA, TessmannA, SchmogrowR, HillerkussD, PalmerR, ZwickT, KoosC, FreudeW, AmbacherO, LeutholdJ, KallfassI. Nature Photonics, 2013, 7: 977

[2] FortierT M, KirchnerM S, QuinlanF, TaylorJ, BergquistJ C, RosenbandT, LemkeN, LudlowA, JiangY, OatesC W, DiddamsS A. Nature Photonics, 2011, 5: 425

[3] PinkertT J, SalumbidesE J, TahviliM S, UbachsW, BenteE A J M, EikemaK S E. Opt. Express, 2012, 20: 21357

[4] BurghoffD, KaoT-Y, HanN, ChanC W I, CaiX, YangY, HaytonD J, GaoJ-R, RenoJ L, HuQ. Nature Photonics, 2014, 8: 462

[5] YokotaN, AbeK, MiedaS, YasakaH. Optics Letters, 2016, 41: 1026

[6] LiuL, ZhangX, XuT, DaiS, LiuT. Optics Letters, 2017, 42: 1173

[7] ChenH, WangJ, LuH, NingT, PeiL, LiJ. Optik, 2020, 202: 163690

[8] JiaoZ, LiuJ, LuZ, ZhangX, PooleP J, BarriosP J, PoitrasD. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2011, 23: 543

[9] LiuG, LuZ, LiuJ, MaoY, VachonM, SongC, BarriosP, PoolePJ. Optics Express, 2020, 28: 4587

[10] QiX Q, LiuJ M. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 2011, 17: 1198

[11] MarpaungD, RoeloffzenC, HeidemanR, LeinseA, SalesS, CapmanyJ. Laser Photon. Rev., 2013, 7: 506

[12] D. Auth, S. Liu, J. Norman, J.E. Bowers and S. Breuer, Optical Self-Injection Stabilization of a Passively Mode-Locked Quantum Dot on Silicon Lase, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XIX, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 113010F (2020).

[13] LiY, RollandA, IwamotoK, KuseN, FermannM, NagatsumaT. Opt. Lett., 2019, 44: 359

[14] FiceM J, RouvalisE, van DijkF, AccardA, LelargeF, RenaudC C, CarpinteroG, SeedsA J. Opt. Exp., 2012, 20: 1769

[15] OsborneS, OBrienS, OReillyE P, HuggardP G, EllisonB N. Electron. Lett., 2018, 44: 296

[16] ChowWW, LiuS, ZhangZ, BowersJE, SargentM. Optics Express, 2020, 28: 5317

[17] JuanY S, LinF Y. IEEE Photonics Journal, 2011, 3: 644

[18] QuirceA, ValleA. Opt. Exp., 2012, 20: 13390

[19] RahimM, ZebK, LuZ, PakulskiG, LiuJ, PooleP, SongC, BarriosP, JiangW, ZhangX. Opt. Express, 2019, 27: 35368

[20] PochetM, NaderiN A, LiY, KovanisV, LesterL F. IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., 2010, 22: 763

[21] SchneiderG J, MurakowskiJ A, SchuetzC A, ShiS, PratherD W. Nat. Photon., 2013, 7: 118

[22] MelatiD, WaqasA, MushtaqZ, MelloniA. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 2018, 24: 4400108

[23] LiuH Y, BadcockT J, GroomK M, HopkinsonM, Gutie’rrezM, ChildsD T, JinC, HoggR A, SellersI R, MowbrayD J, SkolnickM S, BeanlandR, RobbinsD J. IEE Proceedings — Optoelectronics, 2006, 153: 280