DocumentCode
1290079
Title
Linewidth of saturated semiconductor laser diodes
Author
Arnaud, Jerome
Author_Institution
Univ. des Sci. et Tech. du Languedoc, Montpellier
Volume
24
Issue
2
fYear
1988
fDate
1/21/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
116
Lastpage
117
Abstract
A theory is given for the frequency noise of saturated laser diodes having arbitrary geometry. The frequency noise is expressed in terms of integrals of the unperturbed resonating field. The formula simplifies considerably when the shot noise contribution, in addition to the spontaneous emission contribution, is taken into account. The validity of the perturbation formula used is verified by comparison with a direct exact calculation for a two-active-element electrical circuit
Keywords
semiconductor device models; semiconductor junction lasers; arbitrary geometry; frequency noise; laser diode linewidth; perturbation formula; saturated semiconductor laser diodes; shot noise; spontaneous emission contribution; theory; two-active-element electrical circuit;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
Filename
5545
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