DocumentCode
879762
Title
Effects of spontaneous emission on hysteresis loops in bistable laser diodes
Author
Adams, M.J. ; Barnsley, P.E. ; Chen, Jiann-Jong
Author_Institution
British Telecom Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
Volume
28
Issue
4
fYear
1992
Firstpage
395
Lastpage
396
Abstract
It is shown theoretically that the widths of the hysteresis loops in absorptive bistable laser diodes are strongly dependent on the spontaneous emission coefficient. As a consequence, a correction is required to the method previously presented for determining the differential gain coefficient from experimental L-I plots. An analytical approximation for this correction is presented.
Keywords
laser frequency stability; laser modes; optical losses; semiconductor junction lasers; L-I plots; analytical approximation; bistable laser diodes; differential gain coefficient; hysteresis loops; spontaneous emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19920247
Filename
126386
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