{"title":"Frequency-Modulated Optical Injection Effects in Semiconductor Nano-Lasers","authors":"Yuanlong Fan;Jing Zhang;Teng Shi;K. Alan Shore","doi":"10.1109/JQE.2025.3583245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2025.3583245","url":null,"abstract":"The response of semiconductor nano-lasers to frequency-modulated optical injection is studied theoretically. Such frequency modulation dynamically changes the detuning between the target slave laser and the injecting master laser. A comparison is also made of the behaviour of regular semiconductor lasers when subject to frequency-modulated optical injection. It is shown that both quantitatively and qualitatively different dynamical behaviours arise as the depth and frequency of the frequency modulation are changed. Such differences are revealed in the detail of the laser power spectra. A comparison is also made of the response of regular semiconductor lasers to frequency modulated optical injection where a range of behaviours is again made apparent via the power spectra. It is indicated that there is significant scope for further investigation of the phenomena revealed here.","PeriodicalId":13200,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics","volume":"61 4","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144725208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Performance Dependence of Optical-Loop-Based Coherent Ising Machine on Operating Conditions","authors":"Kyo Inoue;Shogo Kitahara;Koji Igarashi","doi":"10.1109/JQE.2025.3583102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2025.3583102","url":null,"abstract":"Coherent Ising machines (CIMs) are optical computers designed to solve combinatorial optimization problems based on the Ising model. Among several variants, the optical-loop-based CIM, which utilizes optical pulses with binary phases circulating in a loop equipped with a pulse-pumped phase-sensitive amplifier (PSA) and a measurement feedback circuit, has experimentally demonstrated high performance in terms of the number of pulses and connectivity. This study numerically investigates the dependence of its calculation performance on operating conditions such as the noise level, coupling strength between pulses, and PSA pump increment rate. The CIM solving Max-Cut problems is simulated using a difference equation based on a traveling-wave model under various operating conditions. The results indicate that noise is not a critical factor, there is an optimal condition for the coupling strength, depending on the graph structure, and slower pump-increment rate leads to higher scores. Under optimal conditions, the simulation produces better calculation results than those previously reported in an experimental study.","PeriodicalId":13200,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics","volume":"61 4","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144725206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monolithically Integrated Narrow-Linewidth Optical-Negative-Feedback Lasers","authors":"Nobuhide Yokota;Hiroshi Yasaka","doi":"10.1109/JQE.2025.3579731","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2025.3579731","url":null,"abstract":"The optical negative-feedback laser monolithically integrated on an InP substrate for obtaining narrow linewidth is investigated. Optical negative feedback (ONF) induced by reflection of light from a Fabry-Perot (FP) resonator reduces linewidth of a distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser by 1/14 compared to that of a free-running DBR laser. The measured reflectivity of the fabricated ONF laser is compared to reflectivity simulated with an effective reflectivity model. It is demonstrated that control of the feedback phase is necessary to reduce linewidth by exploiting optical negative feedback. Linewidth is expected to be further reduced by using an FP resonator with a higher quality factor. It is also demonstrated that ONF lasers are compatible with fabrication in the InP foundry platform.","PeriodicalId":13200,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics","volume":"61 4","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144725202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-Power Multi-Wavelength Laser Array With Uniform Spacing Based on Asymmetric Equivalent π Phase Shift","authors":"Yuxin Ma;Yong Zhao;Zhenxing Sun;Ziming Hong;Cheng Peng;Zhenzhen Xu;Xin Wang;Lianping Hou;Yuechun Shi;Pu Li;Yuncai Wang;Xiangfei Chen","doi":"10.1109/JQE.2025.3577557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2025.3577557","url":null,"abstract":"We experimentally demonstrated a high-power 16-wavelength DFB laser array with 1.6 nm (200 GHz) channel spacing based on the asymmetric equivalent <inline-formula> <tex-math>$pi $ </tex-math></inline-formula> phase shift (<inline-formula> <tex-math>$pi $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-EPS). The <inline-formula> <tex-math>$pi $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-EPS is positioned at 1/5 of the laser cavity length near the facet with a high-reflection (HR) coating, enhancing the yield of single longitudinal mode (SLM) operation. The measured channel spacing is 1.6 nm <inline-formula> <tex-math>$pm ~0.1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> nm at a bias current of 250 mA. The array’s output power exceeds 120 mW for each channel at 400 mA. The SLM performance is achieved, with side mode suppression ratios (SMSRs) greater than 50 dB at room temperature. Furthermore, at 70 mA bias current, the relative intensity noise (RIN) remains below -160 dB/Hz. These results suggest that this laser array holds significant potential for large-scale silicon photonics applications. Therefore, the proposed laser array will be beneficial to the applications of large-scale silicon photonics.","PeriodicalId":13200,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics","volume":"61 4","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144831790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qing Meng;Jiasheng Fu;Zhongying Xue;Ziao Tian;Yan Cai;Miao Zhang;Zheng Wang;Zengfeng Di
{"title":"Graphene-Based Integrated Optical Phase Modulator at Visible Wavelengths","authors":"Qing Meng;Jiasheng Fu;Zhongying Xue;Ziao Tian;Yan Cai;Miao Zhang;Zheng Wang;Zengfeng Di","doi":"10.1109/JQE.2025.3577472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2025.3577472","url":null,"abstract":"Optical phase modulators are critical components in integrated photonic systems operating at visible wavelengths. However, current solutions to integrated optical phase modulators at visible wavelengths face challenges such as high insertion losses, large footprints, low bandwidth, and high-power consumption. In this work, we introduce a graphene-based integrated optical phase modulator designed for operation at 488 nm, implemented on silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits. This design aligns seamlessly with standard silicon photonic processes. The 3-dB bandwidth of the integrated optical phase modulator ranges from 3 GHz to 148 GHz depending on design and fabrication conditions, and a 74 GHz 3-dB bandwidth is considered achievable based on previously published results. Meanwhile, a modulation efficiency (quantified by the product of the <inline-formula> <tex-math>$pi $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-phase shift voltage and length, <inline-formula> <tex-math>$boldsymbol {V_{mathrm {pi }}L}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) of 0.13 V<inline-formula> <tex-math>$cdot $ </tex-math></inline-formula>cm could be attained. Moreover, the modulator is capable of operating across the entire visible wavelength range. This investigation presents a compact, high-speed solution to integrated optical phase modulators at visible wavelengths, facilitating a broad range of applications in the visible spectrum.","PeriodicalId":13200,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics","volume":"61 3","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144472549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics information for authors","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/JQE.2025.3571567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2025.3571567","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13200,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics","volume":"61 2","pages":"C3-C3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11026767","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144219642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of Curved Optical Waveguides by Conformal Transformation","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/JQE.2025.3564745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2025.3564745","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13200,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics","volume":"61 2","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144219709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"JQE 60th Anniversary: The 70’s","authors":"John M. Dallesasse","doi":"10.1109/JQE.2025.3563066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2025.3563066","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13200,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics","volume":"61 2","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11026818","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144219703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}