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A LiÉnard Oscillator Resonant Tunnelling Diode-Laser Diode Hybrid Integrated Circuit: Model and Experiment


Abstract:

We report on a hybrid optoelectronic integrated circuit based on a resonant tunnelling diode driving an optical communications laser diode. This circuit can act as a volt...Show More

Abstract:

We report on a hybrid optoelectronic integrated circuit based on a resonant tunnelling diode driving an optical communications laser diode. This circuit can act as a voltage controlled oscillator with optical and electrical outputs. We show that the oscillator operation can be described by Lienard's equation, a second order nonlinear differential equation, which is a generalization of the Van der Pol equation. This treatment gives considerable insight into the potential of a monolithic version of the circuit for optical communication functions including clock recovery and chaotic source applications.
Published in: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics ( Volume: 44, Issue: 12, December 2008)
Page(s): 1158 - 1163
Date of Publication: 17 November 2008

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I. Introduction

Recent work on Opto Electronic Integrated Circuits (OEICs) has shown that it is possible to monolithically integrate a resonant tunnelling diode (RTD) with an optical waveguide electroabsorption modulator (RTD-EAM) [1] and a RTD with a laser diode (RTD-LD) [2]. Crucially the RTD introduces negative differential resistance (NDR) into the electrical characteristics of the RTD-EAM and the RTD-LD.

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