The optimal loop gain design for the spectral linewidth reduction in an electrical feedback semiconductor laser

Author

Li, Linlin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Zhengzhou Univ., Henan, China

Volume

27

Issue

8

fYear

1991

fDate

8/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1975

Lastpage

1980

Abstract

The design of the optimal feedback loop gain for the spectral linewidth reduction in a semiconductor laser with electrical feedback is presented using a model of self-heterodyne type electrical feedback. The results show that the feedback loop gain must be suitably chosen to satisfy the requirement of narrowing linewidth. Due to the influence of AM noise in the feedback process, there is an optimal value for the feedback loop gain to reduce the linewidth for a given feedback condition. The influence of other feedback parameters on the linewidth reduction is also presented

Keywords

amplitude modulation; electron device noise; feedback; laser theory; optical modulation; semiconductor junction lasers; spectral line breadth; AM noise; electrical feedback semiconductor laser; feedback loop; optimal loop gain design; self-heterodyne type electrical feedback; spectral linewidth reduction; Feedback loop; Frequency modulation; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser noise; Noise reduction; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.83407

Filename

83407