Effects of optical feedback on the light-current characteristics of semiconductor lasers

Author

Sigg, Jakob

Author_Institution

Siemens AG, Munich, Germany

Volume

29

Issue

5

fYear

1993

fDate

5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1262

Lastpage

1270

Abstract

Theoretical and experimental investigations of the continuous wave (CW) output-power current characteristics of semiconductor lasers with optical feedback are reported. An analytical expression is presented which accounts for the external reflection in the form of an effective facet reflectivity. The coherence properties of the compound cavity laser field are incorporated by the correlation function of the optical field. An experimental setup was established to adjust and to control for different feedback levels. The normalized threshold current variation, due to feedback shows a dependence on the laser structure. This results from different confinement factors of the various waveguide structures. Up to reflection levels well within the coherence collapse regime the change of the slope of the light versus current curve is higher than calculated from incoherent feedback

Keywords

feedback; laser theory; light coherence; optical waveguides; reflectivity; semiconductor lasers; CW lasing; coherence properties; compound cavity laser field; confinement factors; correlation function; effective facet reflectivity; external reflection; feedback levels; laser structure; light-current characteristics; normalized threshold current variation; optical feedback; optical field; output-power current characteristics; reflection levels; semiconductor lasers; waveguide structures; Coherence; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Optical feedback; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Threshold current; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.236140

Filename

236140