Title :
Limits of stable operation of AR-coated semiconductor lasers with strong optical feedback
Author :
Mork, Jesper ; Christiansen, Peter L. ; Tromborg, Bjarne
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Appl. Math. Phys., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
fDate :
8/18/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The experimentally observed instability of AR-coated lasers in external cavity operation is explained by a simple theory, which yields critical values for the bias current and the reflectivities of the coated laser facet and the external mirror
Keywords :
antireflection coatings; feedback; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; semiconductor junction lasers; stability criteria; AR-coated lasers; bias current; coated laser facet; critical values; external cavity operation; external mirror; instability; reflectivities; semiconductor lasers; stability criteria; stable operation; strong optical feedback;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
