Slight, Thomas JamesRomeira, BrunoWang, LiquanFigueiredo, J. M. L.Wasige, EdwardIronside, C. N.2012-06-142012-06-142008Slight, Thomas J.; Romeira, Bruno; Wang, Liquan; Figueiredo, JosÉ M. L.; Wasige, Edward; Ironside, Charles N.A LiÉnard Oscillator Resonant Tunnelling Diode-Laser Diode Hybrid Integrated Circuit: Model and Experiment, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 44, 12, 1158-1163, 2008.0018-9197AUT: JLO01539;http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1239We 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.engResonant tunneling diodeChaosLaser diodeSynchronisationjournal article2012-05-11