• DocumentCode
    1085713
  • Title

    Effective linewidth enhancement factor and spontaneous emission rate of DFB lasers with gain coupling

  • Author

    Pan, X. ; Tromborg, B. ; Olesen, H. ; Lassen, H.E.

  • Author_Institution
    TFL Telecommun. Res. Lab., Horsholm, Denmark
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    1213
  • Lastpage
    1215
  • Abstract
    A field rate equation governing the noise and dynamic properties of a DFB (distributed feedback) laser with gain coupling is presented. Analytic expressions for the effective linewidth enhancement factor and spontaneous emission rate are derived. It is shown numerically that the linewidth contribution from spontaneous emission can be substantially reduced in DFB lasers with gain coupling.<>
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; laser theory; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor lasers; spectral line breadth; DFB lasers; LDs; distributed feedback; dynamic properties; effective linewidth enhancement factor; field rate equation; gain coupling; laser diodes; noise; spontaneous emission rate; Councils; Equations; Laboratories; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Spontaneous emission; Telecommunications; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.166946
  • Filename
    166946