A dynamic simulation model for semiconductor laser diodes

Author

Schaer, Toby ; Rusnov, Robert ; Eagle, Stephen ; Jastrebski, Jay ; Albanese, Steven ; Fernando, Xavier

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

4-7 May 2003

Firstpage

293

Abstract

A method for using the popular math packages Matlab and Simulink to simulate the behaviour of distributed feedback quantum-well semiconductor laser diodes using the rate equations that describe them is presented. A large-signal model for threshold determination and operating point selection is discussed. Small-signal properties of interest can be investigated using a state-space description of a linearized version of the rate equations, based on their Jacobian. The techniques presented here are suitable for investigation of both analog and digital modulation performance, for example frequency and pulse response. Large signal gain-saturation and frequency modulation effects are not considered.

Keywords

Jacobian matrices; quantum well lasers; state-space methods; Jacobian; Matlab; Simulink; analog modulation performance; digital modulation performance; feedback quantum-well semiconductor laser diodes; frequency modulation; operating point selection; pulse response modulation; rate equations; signal model; small-signal properties; state-space description; threshold determination; Digital modulation; Diode lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Equations; Frequency; Jacobian matrices; Mathematical model; Pulse modulation; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor device packaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2003. IEEE CCECE 2003. Canadian Conference on

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7781-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.2003.1226399

Filename

1226399