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
fDate :
7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
