Wideband optical comb generation using an injection-locked feedback loop

This paper presents a novel circuit for wideband optical comb generation which will be useful in DWDM applications. The injection-locked feedback loop broadens the bandwidth of the optical comb. The injection-locked laser diodes perform amplification, bandpass filtering as well as laser RIN suppression. Several hundred GHz bandwidth optical comb can be generated by this circuit within a reasonable power envelope.