Title :
Gain pinning and the semiconductor laser equivalent circuit
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We point out for the first time a surprising inconsistency between the conventional small signal analysis and the DC solutions to the standard rate equations. The inconsistency surfaces when we attempt to answer the following question: what is the fundamental limit of laser linearity embodied in the standard rate equations? The answer to this question is the starting point for analyzing the behavior of lasers under high-speed analog modulation
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; equivalent circuits; laser theory; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; DC solutions; conventional small signal analysis; high-speed analog modulation; laser gain pinning; laser linearity; semiconductor laser equivalent circuit; standard rate equations; Capacitance; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Laser modes; RLC circuits; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Signal analysis; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.739512
