• DocumentCode
    1982244
  • Title

    Small optical feedback-induced noise of 6.1-μm quantum cascade lasers

  • Author

    Inoue, T. ; Tsushima, K. ; Kataoka, T. ; Kasahara, K. ; Akikusa, N. ; Fujita, K. ; Edamura, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Ritsumeikan Univ., Kusatsu, Japan
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    1278
  • Lastpage
    1279
  • Abstract
    Relative intensity noise of a quantum cascade laser under optical feedback was first evaluated. Noise smaller than that of a conventional laser diode was due to a small line enhancement factor and long cavity length.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser noise; quantum cascade lasers; cavity length; line enhancement factor; optical feedback-induced noise; quantum cascade lasers; relative intensity noise; wavelength 6.1 mum; Cavity resonators; Current measurement; Laser feedback; Optical feedback; Optical variables measurement; Quantum cascade lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193599
  • Filename
    6193599