• DocumentCode
    773778
  • Title

    Measurement and theory of mode hopping in external cavity lasers

  • Author

    MØRK, J. ; Semkow, M. ; Tromborg, B.

  • Author_Institution
    TFL Telecommun. Res. Labs., Horsholm, Denmark
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    4/26/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    609
  • Lastpage
    610
  • Abstract
    Mode hopping phenomena in external cavity lasers are experimentally characterised. Transition rates varying over seven orders of magnitude with increasing feedback and a sensitive dependence on feedback phase are observed. The results are explained using a simple potential theory.
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser frequency stability; laser modes; semiconductor junction lasers; dependence on feedback phase; external cavity lasers; feedback; laser diodes; mode hopping; potential theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19900400
  • Filename
    48785