Title :
Multilongitudinal-mode dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to optical injection
Author :
White, John K. ; Moloney, J.V. ; Gavrielides, A. ; Kovanis, V. ; Hohl, A. ; Kalmus, R.
Author_Institution :
Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
fDate :
8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Multilongitudinal-mode dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to optical injection are investigated both experimentally and numerically. We found that there are parameter regimes for which the slave laser hops into an adjacent longitudinal mode as we vary the detuning of the optical frequencies between the master and slave laser. A traveling wave model is used to numerically investigate the mode hopping. Good qualitative agreement is found between the numerical computations and the experimental observations
Keywords :
laser modes; laser theory; laser tuning; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; adjacent longitudinal mode hopping; detuning; experimental observations; master laser; multilongitudinal-mode dynamics; numerical computations; optical frequencies; optical injection; semiconductor laser; slave laser; traveling wave model; Differential equations; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser stability; Master-slave; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
