DocumentCode
953458
Title
Large-scale longitudinal spatial-hole burning contribution to laser gain compression
Author
Wentworth, Robert H.
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume
29
Issue
7
fYear
1993
fDate
7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2145
Lastpage
2153
Abstract
The impact of large-scale longitudinal optical power nonuniformities on the dynamics of a Fabry-Perot semiconductor laser is analyzed. New rate equations which incorporate this effect are derived. The effects of optical power nonuniformity are shown to be small compared to those of phenomenological gain compression at low frequencies, and insignificant at the relaxation oscillation frequency, except in the limit of low facet reflectivity
Keywords
laser theory; optical hole burning; oscillations; reflectivity; semiconductor lasers; Fabry-Perot semiconductor laser; large-scale longitudinal optical power nonuniformities; laser gain compression; low facet reflectivity; low frequencies; phenomenological gain compression; rate equations; relaxation oscillation frequency; spatial-hole burning contribution; Damping; Distributed feedback devices; Equations; Fabry-Perot; Large-scale systems; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/3.237488
Filename
237488
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