• DocumentCode
    51745
  • Title

    Relaxation Oscillation Dynamics in Semiconductor Diode Lasers With Optical Feedback

  • Author

    Lenstra, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Cobra Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    15-Mar-13
  • Firstpage
    591
  • Lastpage
    593
  • Abstract
    We theoretically investigate the stability of a single-mode semiconductor laser with weak optical feedback in the short external-delay regime. Although the laser is, in general, very sensitive to feedback-induced excitation of relaxation oscillations, we predict complete insensitivity for these oscillations when the product of oscillation frequency and external-delay time equals a small integer. This may form the basis for relaxation-oscillation-free laser design.
  • Keywords
    laser feedback; laser stability; relaxation oscillators; semiconductor lasers; external-delay time; feedback-induced excitation; optical feedback; oscillation frequency; relaxation oscillation dynamics; semiconductor diode lasers; single-mode semiconductor laser; stability; Laser excitation; Laser feedback; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical feedback; Oscillators; Semiconductor lasers; Delay systems; laser theory; optical feedback; relaxation oscillation; semiconductor lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2013.2246562
  • Filename
    6459532