Broad Tunable and High-Purity Photonic Microwave Generation Based on an Optically Pumped QD Spin-VCSEL with Optical Feedback
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Model
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. P1 Oscillation in a Solitary Optically Pumped QD Spin-VCSEL
3.2. The Effect of Intrinsic Parameters on the Microwave Characteristics
3.3. P1 Oscillation in the Optically Pumped QD Spin-VCSEL with Optical Feedback
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Shen, Z.; Huang, Y.; Zhu, X.; Zhou, P.; Mu, P.; Li, N. Broad Tunable and High-Purity Photonic Microwave Generation Based on an Optically Pumped QD Spin-VCSEL with Optical Feedback. Photonics 2023, 10, 326. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10030326
Shen Z, Huang Y, Zhu X, Zhou P, Mu P, Li N. Broad Tunable and High-Purity Photonic Microwave Generation Based on an Optically Pumped QD Spin-VCSEL with Optical Feedback. Photonics. 2023; 10(3):326. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10030326
Chicago/Turabian StyleShen, Zhenye, Yu Huang, Xin Zhu, Pei Zhou, Penghua Mu, and Nianqiang Li. 2023. "Broad Tunable and High-Purity Photonic Microwave Generation Based on an Optically Pumped QD Spin-VCSEL with Optical Feedback" Photonics 10, no. 3: 326. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10030326
APA StyleShen, Z., Huang, Y., Zhu, X., Zhou, P., Mu, P., & Li, N. (2023). Broad Tunable and High-Purity Photonic Microwave Generation Based on an Optically Pumped QD Spin-VCSEL with Optical Feedback. Photonics, 10(3), 326. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10030326