Title : 
Statistical characteristics of a laser diode exposed to Rayleigh backscatter from a single-mode fibre
         
        
            Author : 
Mark, Jon ; B¿¿dtker, E. ; Tromborg, Bjarne
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Technical University of Denmark, Electromagnetics Institute, Lyngby, Denmark
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The frequency distribution of the lasing modes for a semiconductor laser exposed to the Rayleigh backscatter from a single-mode fibre is determined experimentally and theoretically.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Rayleigh scattering; laser modes; semiconductor junction lasers; Rayleigh backscatter; laser diode; lasing mode frequency distribution; semiconductor laser; single-mode fibre; statistical characteristics;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19850716