Title :
Theory of stationary generation of a laser with a nonlinear Bragg reflector
Author :
Afanas´ev, A.A. ; Tolkacheva, Elena G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys., Acad. of Sci., Minsk, Byelorussia
fDate :
10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The theory of stationary generation of a laser with a nonlinear Bragg (NBR) reflector as one of the cavity mirrors is developed. The analytical expressions determining the laser longitudinal-modes spectrum and the corresponding values of the lasing threshold are derived. It is shown that the output laser radiation can exhibit the multistable dependence on the pump rate value due to the fact that the behavior of the NBR reflection coefficient is also multistable versus the input radiation intensity
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser modes; laser theory; optical bistability; optical pumping; DBRL; NBR reflection coefficient; cavity mirrors; distributed Bragg reflector lasers; input radiation intensity; laser longitudinal-modes spectrum; lasing threshold; multistable; multistable dependence; nonlinear Bragg reflector; output laser radiation; pump rate value; semiconductor lasers; stationary laser generation; Gratings; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical bistability; Optical propagation; Optical reflection; Optical resonators; Periodic structures; Pump lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
