Mirror effects on dynamic response of surface-emitting lasers

Author

Anis, Hanan ; Makino, T. ; Xu, J.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

7

Issue

3

fYear

1995

fDate

3/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

232

Lastpage

234

Abstract

The effects of longitudinal wave distribution and mirror structures on the small-signal response of surface-emitting lasers are analyzed for the first time. The analysis is based on an improved dynamic model implemented in the transfer-matrix representation. It is shown that for two structures with the same threshold gain and the same internal structure, high contrast mirrors give rise to a higher relaxation oscillation and modulation bandwidth for the same injection level.<>

Keywords

dynamic response; laser cavity resonators; laser mirrors; laser theory; matrix algebra; optical modulation; oscillations; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; dynamic response; higher relaxation oscillation; improved dynamic model; injection level; internal structure; longitudinal wave distribution; mirror effects; mirror structures; modulation bandwidth; small-signal response; surface-emitting lasers; threshold gain; transfer-matrix representation; Charge carrier density; Equations; Laser modes; Laser theory; Mirrors; Optical surface waves; Response surface methodology; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.372730

Filename

372730