Comparison of Self-Injection Locking of DFB-LD by Optical Fiber and Optical Waveguide Ring Resonators

ABSTRACT Utilizing the frequency selection characteristic of ring resonators, self-injection-locking linewidth narrowing and frequency stabilization of distributed feedback laser diodes (DFB-LDs) can be achieved under the aid of ring resonators. In this paper, the self-injection-locking effects of a DFB-LD realized by two fiber ring resonators and an optical waveguide ring resonator are compared. The influences of the resonant peak bandwidth and transmission on linewidth narrowing are demonstrated. It is shown that the mode hopping can be significantly suppressed by employing the optical waveguide ring resonator. This is of great significance for practical applications and integration of the self-injection-locked DFB-LDs.