Title : 
Theory for self-sustained pulsations in semiconductor lasers
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Technical University of Denmark, Electromagnetics Institute, Lyngby, Denmark
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The rate equations for semiconductor lasers are extended to include carrier diffusion and combined with a field equation. A computer program is developed for both static and dynamic cases. For some current values static solutions have not been found; the dynamic calculations show that self-sustained pulsations appear in these cases.
         
        
            Keywords : 
laser theory; semiconductor junction lasers; carrier diffusion; computer program; dynamic calculations; field equation; rate equations; self-sustained pulsations; semiconductor lasers; static solutions; stripe geometry GaAs-GaAlAs lasers;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19820488