Title :
Analysis of spontaneous emission and noise in self-pulsing laser diodes
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Bath Univ., UK
fDate :
2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A theoretical model for spontaneous emission in self-pulsing semiconductor lasers is proposed and an analytical expression given for the excess noise factor. Statistical properties of emitted light pulses due to spontaneous noise are studied numerically and pump current conditions for optimal pulse stability are defined. The model proposed is applicable to the analysis of fluctuation properties of self-pulsing lasers at frequencies near pulsation repetition frequency
Keywords :
fluctuations; laser theory; optical pumping; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor lasers; statistical analysis; emitted light pulses; excess noise factor; fluctuation properties; optimal pulse stability; optimisation; pulsation repetition frequency; pump current conditions; self-pulsing laser diodes; spontaneous emission; spontaneous noise; statistical properties;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
