A liénard oscillator resonant tunnelling diode-laser diode hybrid integrated circuit: model and experiment

Slight, T.J., Romeira, B., Wang, L., Figueiredo, J.M.L., Wasige, E. and Ironside, C.N. (2008) A liénard oscillator resonant tunnelling diode-laser diode hybrid integrated circuit: model and experiment. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 44(12), pp. 1158-1163. (doi: 10.1109/JQE.2008.2000924)

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 Liénard'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.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Wasige, Professor Edward and Slight, Dr Thomas and Ironside, Professor Charles
• Authors: Slight, T.J., Romeira, B., Wang, L., Figueiredo, J.M.L., Wasige, E., and Ironside, C.N.
• Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
• Journal Name: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
• Publisher: IEEE
• ISSN: 0018-9197
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2008 IEEE
• First Published: First published in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 44(12):1158-1163
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher