Coherence analysis of noise-like pulses generated by an erbium-doped fiber mode-locked laser

The noise-like pulses (NLPs) with tunable fraction of the pedestal height in the whole intensity autocorrelation (AC) trace are numerically demonstrated in the designed erbium-doped fiber (EDF) mode-locked laser, which contains the saturable absorber (SA) with nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR), sinusoidal-shaped or Gaussian-shaped filter, two segments of EDFs, and two pieces of single-mode fibers (SMFs) with normal dispersion and anomalous dispersion, respectively. The pedestal ratio of the intensity AC trace can be tuned by changing the gain saturation energies of EDFs. The results show that when the net cavity dispersion is 1.06 ps2, the tuning range of the pedestal ratio for the NLPs can reach its maximum values, which are 0.51—0.89 and 0.58—0.88 for the sinusoidal-shaped and Gaussian-shaped filters, respectively. In addition, an appropriate choice of filter bandwidth is also conducive to obtain a wide range of the tuning pedestal ratio for the intensity AC trace.     

Tunable filters based on an SOI nano-wire waveguide micro ring resonator

Micro ring resonator(MRR) filters based on a silicon on insulator(SOI) nanowire waveguide are fabricated by electron beam photolithography(EBL) and inductive coupled plasma(ICP) etching technology.The cross-section size of the strip waveguides is 450×220 nm2,and the bending radius of the micro ring is around 5μm.The test results from the tunable filter based on a single ring show that the free spectral range(FSR) is 16.8 nm and the extinction ratio(ER) around the wavelength 1550 nm is 18.1 dB.After thermal tuning,the filter’s tuning bandwidth reaches 4.8 nm with a tuning efficiency of 0.12 nm/℃Meanwhile,we fabricated and studied multi-channel filters based on a single ring and a double ring.After measurement,we drew the following conclusions: during the signal transmission of multi-channel filters,crosstalk exists mainly among different transmission channels and are fairly distinct when there are signals input to add ports.     

基于90nmCMOS工艺的低功耗宽带压控振荡器设计

A low power VCO with a wide tuning range and low phase noise has been designed and realized in a standard 90 nm CMOS technology. A newly proposed current-reuse cross-connected pair is utilized as a negative conductance generator to compensate the energy loss of the resonator. The supply current is reduced by half compared to that of the conventional LC-VCO. An improved inversion-mode MOSFET(IMOS) varactor is introduced to extend the capacitance tuning range from 32.8% to 66%. A detailed analysis of the proposed varactor is provided. The VCO achieves a tuning range of 27–32.5 GHz, exhibiting a frequency tuning range(FTR) of 18.4%and a phase noise of –101.38 d Bc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from a 30 GHz carrier, and shows an excellent FOM of –185d Bc/Hz. With the voltage supply of 1.5 V, the core circuit of VCO draws only 2.1 m A DC current.     

一款用于数字电视调谐器的高线性度多频带增益可调信道选择滤波器

This paper presents a channel-select filter that employs an active-RC bi-quad structure for TV-tuner application. A design method to optimize the IIP3 of the bi-quad is developed. Multi-band selection and gain adjustment are implemented using switching resistors in the resistor array and capacitors in the capacitor array. Q-factor degradation is compensated by a tuning segmented resistor. A feed-forward OTA with high gain and low third-order distortion is applied in the bi-quad to maximize linearity performance and minimize area by avoiding extra compensation capacitor use. An RC tuning circuit and DC offset cancellation circuit are designed to overcome the process variation and DC offset, respectively. The experimental results yield an in-band IIP3 of more than 31 dBm at 0 dB gain, a 54 dB gain range with 6 dB gain step, and a continuous frequency tuning range from 0.25 to 4 MHz. The in-band ripple is less than 1.4 dB at high gain mode, while the gain error and frequency tuning error are no more than 3.4% and 5%, respectively. The design, which is fabricated in a 0.18 μm CMOS process, consumes 12.6 mW power at a 1.8 V supply and occupies 1.28 mm2.     

A monolithic K-band phase-locked loop for microwave radar application

A monolithic K-band phase-locked loop(PLL) for microwave radar application is proposed and implemented in this paper. By eliminating the tail transistor and using optimized high-Q LC-tank, the proposed voltage-controlled oscillator(VCO) achieves a tuning range of 18.4 to 23.3 GHz and reduced phase noise. Two cascaded current-mode logic(CML) divide-by-two frequency prescalers are implemented to bridge the frequency gap, in which inductor peaking technique is used in the first stage to further boost allowable input frequency. Six-stage TSPC divider chain is used to provide programmable division ratio from 64 to 127, and a second-order passive loop filter with 825 kHz bandwidth is also integrated on-chip to minimize required external components. The proposed PLL needs only approximately 18.2 μs settling time, and achieves a wide tuning range from 18.4 to 23.3 GHz, with a typical output power of -0.84 dBm and phase noise of 91:92 dBc/Hz@1 MHz. The chip is implemented in TSMC 65 nm CMOS process, and occupies an area of 0.56 mm² without pads under a 1.2 V single voltage supply.     

应用于K波段使用了一种新的可变电感的20~25.5G的压控振荡器

A novel transformer-type variable inductor is proposed to achieve a wide tuning range at frequencies as high as K band. The variable inductor is designed, and an intuitive model is built to analyze its performance by HFSS. A lot of mathematical analysis is done in detail. A VCO using the proposed variable inductor is designed with TSMC 0.13 μm CMOS technology for verification. The frequency tuning range of the VCO depends on the proposed variable inductor. The phase noise of the VCO depends on the quality of the LC tank （including the proposed variable inductor and varactors）. So a specific AMOS varactor is implemented to improve its quality factor. The VCO is simulated at three typical TSMC fabrication comers （TT, FF, SS） to predict its measure results. The post simulation results shows that the VCO achieves a 20-25.5 GHz continuous tuning range. Its phase noise results at 1 MHz offset are -108.4 dBc/Hz and -100.5 dBc/Hz respectively at the tuning frequencies of 19.6 GHz and 25.5 GHz. The VCO draws only 3 to 6 mA from a 1.2 V power supply.     

Up-tapered fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer fabricated by using a fusion splicer

An up-tapered Mach-Zehnder interferometer(MZI) is proposed and demonstrated.By applying a modification setting of an existing program of the fusion splicer,two up-tapers are fabricated by pushing both sides of the fiber to the middle.It is found that the maximum extinction ratio reaches up to 20 dB.With the fiber length of 6.3-49 cm between the two up-tapers,the free spectral range(FSR) changes from 10.7 nm to 1.3 nm.Besides,the wavelength of maximum extinction ratio shifts to the shorter wavelength in the scope of tens of nanometers,while the elongation changes from 0% to 0.23%.     

A GaAs-Based MOEMS Tunable RCE Photodetector with Single Cantilever Beam

A GaAs-based micro-opto-electro-mechanical-systems(MOEMS) tunable resonant cavity enhanced(RCE) photodetector with a continuous tuning range of 31nm under a 6V tuning voltage is demonstrated.The single cantilever beam structure is adopted for this MOEMS tunable RCE photodetector.The maximum and minimum peak quantum efficiency during the tuning are 36.9% and 30.8%，respectively.The maximum and minimum full-widthathalf-maximum (FWHM) are 20nm and 14nm，respectively.The dark current density is 7.46A/m2 without bias.     

Microwave photonic bandpass filter based on spectrumslicing and phase modulator

A tunable microwave photonic bandpass filter with high mainlobe-to-sidelobe ratio (MSR) based on a phase modulator and a dispersive device is proposed. The multi-tap characteristics of the filter are realized by slicing a broadband source using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) which results in a high MSR of 25 dB. The tunability of the filter is realized by an optical variable delay line (OVDL) in one arm of the MZI, which changes the wavelength spacing of the sliced broadband source and results in a tunable free spectrum range (FSR) of the filter. The central frequency of the bandpass filter is tunable from 10.7 GHz to 27 GHz by changing the wavelength spacing from 0.145 nm to 0.054 nm.     

A wideband 0.13 μm CMOS LC-VCO for IMT-advanced and UWB applications

This paper presents an LC voltage controlled oscillator(VCO) in a dual-band frequency synthesizer for IMT-advanced and UWB applications.The switched current source,cross-coupled pair and noise filtering technique are adopted in this VCO design to improve the performance of the phase noise,power consumption,voltage amplitude,and tuning range.In order to achieve a wide tuning range,a reconfigurable LC tank with 4 bits switch control is adopted in the core circuit design.The size of the entire chip with pad is 1.11 0.98 mm2.The test results show that the current dissipation of the VCO at UWB and IMT-Advanced band is 3 mA and 4.5 mA in a 1.2 V supply.The tuning range of the designed VCO is 3.86-5.28 GHz and 3.14-3.88 GHz.The phase-noise at 1 MHz frequency offset from a 3.5 GHz and 4.2 GHz carrier is-123 dBc/Hz and-119 dBc/Hz,respectively.     

ECLD激光器三种模型的调谐特性比较

为了研究频率偏离增益峰值时光栅外腔半导体激光器的阈值特性,在以往研究双稳态的原简化模型的基础上,将H参量引入到载流子密度中,建立了H参量简化模型和H参量模型,并得到了计算调谐范围的解析式;采用数值计算和模拟的方法,在阈值裁流子密度按波长的分布图谱中得到激光器的调谐范围,比较了三种模型在表达调谐特性方面的差异.结果表明:新的两种模型能够从阈值载流子密度图谱中反映更多的调谐特性,H参量模型较H简化模型精确了一个二极管模式的间隔.     

解析式表示外腔半导体激光器的特征参量

用射线法研究了强反馈可调谐外腔式半导体激光器的阈值行为，导出了ＥＣＬＤ被财在不同波长振荡所需的阈值载流子数密度外腔长度及阈值电流的解析表达式，也得到了不同电流ＥＣＬＤ的调谐输出功率及载流子密度的表达式。     

Nanosecond Switching and Wavelength Tuning of External-Cavity Laser Diode Using a Reflective Electroabsorption Modulator

We present a novel technique for ultrafast on-off switching and wavelength tuning of an external-cavity laser diode (ECLD) using an intracavity reflective electroabsorption modulator array as the end mirror. on-off and wavelength switching of the ECLD are based upon the electrically induced control of the modulator's reflectivity yielding a modulation of the cavity losses and hence a modulation of the lasing threshold. We experimentally demonstrate on-off switching of selected wavelengths with a contrast in excess of 40 dB. Ultrafast modulation in the nanosecond-regime has been achieved which is close to the fundamental physical speed limit of the ECLD.     

长外腔半导体激光器的调谐连续性

可调谐外腔半导体激光器（ＥＣＬＤ）中的波长选择元件（如光栅，Ｆ－Ｐ标准具等）所选择的波长函数具有一定的频谱宽度，为实现连续调谐该宽度就应足够小，作为首次尝试，在研究了确保ＥＣＬＤ能在激光二极管的以共振长振荡所需的条件后，我们导出该谱宽不能超过的上限值。     

双稳外腔半导体激光器(ECLD)模式转换的数值描述

对多模半导体激光器(LD)的速率方程组进行了数值求解,分析了光栅双稳外腔半导体激光器(ECLD)模式发生跳变时的瞬态特性,讨论了光栅转角的大小对瞬态过程的影响。结果表明,当光栅转角较小时,ECLD在功率上跳过程中,切断模(switch offmode)在熄灭前可能会产生一个窄而强的光脉冲。这一现象在下跳过程中是不存在的。且上跳时,ECLD更快地达到稳态输出。     

半导体光纤环形腔激光器调谐特性的实验研究

采用国产半导体器件,组建了半导体光纤环形腔激光器(FRSLs)的实验装置及相应的测试系统,系统地研究了FRSLs的输出和调谐特性.结果表明,已实现高速调制情况下的动态单纵模调谐,并获得波长调谐范围大于36nm的稳定光脉冲输出.确立了FRSLs的阈值特性、输出功率等物理参量与振荡波长之间的关系,提出通过控制分光比来优化和兼顾FRSLs的调谐范围及输出功率.实验结果较好地与理论模拟结果相吻合,为进一步改善FRSLs的性能指标提供了实验依据.同时,这些分析与结论对于相关结构类型的激光器设计也具有一定的参考价值.     

外腔半导体激光器的宏模型

本文给出了外腔半导体激光器大信号宏模型。该模型可以作为光电集成ＥＣＬＤ的计算机辅助设计模型,亦可作为考察光反馈对单模ＬＤ影响的分析模型,模型可以用通用电路分析软件进行分析,分析结果与已报导的理论和实验基本一致。     

高性能InAs/GaAs量子点外腔激光器

为了获得高性能的量子点外腔激光器(ECL),利用InAs/GaAs量子点Fabry-Perot(FP)腔激光器研制了光栅外腔可调谐ECL。对InAs/GaAs量子点ECL进行了一系列的性能测试,主要包括单模稳定性测试、单模调谐范围测试、阈值电流密度测试、无跳模连续调谐测试和输出功率测试。在室温条件下获得了24.6nm的连续调谐范围,覆盖波长从999.2nm到1 023.8nm,并且实现了波长无跳模连续调谐。在调谐范围内最低阈值电流密度为1 525A/cm2,而且在中心波长处获得的单模输出功率为15mW,单模边模抑制比(SMSR)高达35dB。研究结果表明,通过构建光栅外腔可以实现高性能的InAs/GaAs量子点ECL。     

Intermodal tuning characteristics of an InGaAsP laser with opticalfeedback from an external-grating reflector

A report is presented on the spectral characteristics of one-side antireflection coated 1.3-μm InGaAsP lasers exposed to strong feedback from an external grating, when the center wavelength of reflection of the grating is tuned continuously from one solitary laser longitudinal mode to the adjacent lower frequency mode. The effect of different residual reflectivities of the coated facet on the tuning characteristics of the laser was investigated experimentally. Bistability in the tuning characteristic is explained using a graphical representation of operating conditions. The stability of single-mode oscillation is found to depend on the offset between the resonance frequency of the solitary laser and the frequency of maximum reflection from the grating. An offset between the oscillation frequency of the laser and the frequency of maximum reflection from the grating is shown to occur     

1.53μm光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器乙炔吸收稳频

报道了1.53μm波段光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器的乙炔吸收稳频.通过理论分析参数选择,设计了光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器和光纤光栅调谐与调制结构.利用锁定放大器闭环控制布拉格波长,将激光器输出波长锁定在乙炔气体1530.37 nm的吸收峰上,频率稳定度达10-8.