Inter-facet noise correlation measurement as a diagnostic tool for semiconductor laser studies

Author

Edwards, P.J. ; Ganeshkumar, G. ; Cheung, W.N. ; Jagadish, C. ; Tan, H. ; Fu, L.

Author_Institution

Centre for Adv. Telecommun. & Quantum Electron. Res., Canberra Univ., ACT, Australia

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

236

Lastpage

239

Abstract

We report measurements of the summed and differenced intensity noise levels at the cleaved facets of symmetric cavity GRINSCH SQW InGaAs Fabry Perot laser diodes. These measurements enable the cross-correlation coefficient between the intensity fluctuations at the two facets, the single facet noise level and the total laser noise level to be determined. We show that the single facet noise level may then be resolved into two components: a cavity noise component and an additional partition noise component dependent on the inversion factor and the facet reflectivities. We discuss the diagnostic value of this procedure in the development and characterisation of low noise laser diodes

Keywords

Fabry-Perot resonators; III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gradient index optics; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser noise; laser variables measurement; quantum well lasers; semiconductor device measurement; semiconductor device noise; InGaAs; cavity noise component; cleaved facets; cross-correlation coefficient; diagnostic tool; difference intensity noise levels; facet reflectivities; intensity fluctuations; inter-facet noise correlation measurement; inversion factor; low noise laser diodes; partition noise component; semiconductor laser; single facet noise; single facet noise level; summed intensity noise levels; symmetric cavity GRINSCH SQW InGaAs Fabry Perot laser diodes; total laser noise level; Diode lasers; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Noise level; Noise measurement; Pump lasers; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials Devices, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 Conference on

Conference_Location

Perth, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4513-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMMAD.1998.791629

Filename

791629