Nonlinear dynamics of semiconductor laser emission under variable feedback conditions

Author

Sacher, Joachim ; Elsässer, Wolfgang ; Göbel, Ernst O.

Author_Institution

Fachbereich Phys., Philipps-Univ., Marburg, Germany

Volume

27

Issue

3

fYear

1991

fDate

3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

373

Lastpage

379

Abstract

A study was made of the behavior of external cavity semiconductor lasers with tilted external cavity mirrors providing variable feedback. The appearance of intermittent breakdowns of the light intensity induced by the tilting of the external mirror is demonstrated. The rate of the breakdowns of the light intensity is directly related to the relaxation oscillation frequency of the external cavity semiconductor laser. The authors describe the experimental observations theoretically by the coupled rate equations for the electric field density and the carrier density

Keywords

laser accessories; laser cavity resonators; mirrors; nonlinear optics; semiconductor junction lasers; carrier density; coupled rate equations; electric field density; external cavity semiconductor lasers; intermittent breakdowns; light intensity; nonlinear dynamics; relaxation oscillation frequency; semiconductor laser emission; tilted external cavity mirrors; variable feedback conditions; Electric breakdown; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Laser transitions; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical pulse generation; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.81334

Filename

81334