Title :
Modelling of optical pumping in split-electrode semiconductor lasers
Author :
Swoger, J.H. ; Simmons, J.G. ; Thompson, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Electrophotonic Mater. & Devices, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
fDate :
6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An analysis of split-electrode semiconductor lasers is described that is able to model the effects of injecting light from an external source into the laser facets. The equations describe the temporal evolution of the carrier and photon distributions in the active region of the device, and are able to predict the spectral properties of the laser output. A series of L-I, spectral and time-dependent simulations are presented that demonstrate injection locking of the laser wavelength to the external optical signal, all-optical switching between bistable optical states of the laser, and optical control of the self-sustained pulsations generated by the laser
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser theory; optical bistability; optical control; optical pumping; optical switches; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; L-I simulation; active region; all-optical switching; bistable optical states; carrier distribution; injection locking; laser facets; light injection effects; optical control; optical pumping modelling; photon distribution; self-sustained pulsations; spectral properties; split-electrode semiconductor lasers; temporal evolution; time-dependent simulation;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-opt:19990577
