Semiclassical model of semiconductor laser noise and amplitude noise squeezing. I. Description and application to Fabry-Perot laser

Author

Vey, Jean-Luc ; Gallion, Philippe

Author_Institution

Dept. Commun., Ecole Nat. Superieure des Telecommun., Paris, France

Volume

33

Issue

11

fYear

1997

fDate

11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2097

Lastpage

2104

Abstract

A semiclassical model of semiconductor laser noise, based on the Green´s function method, is used to derive analytical formulas for the amplitude and frequency noise spectra taking into account incoming vacuum fluctuations and noise due to internal loss. This formalism also takes into account phenomena such as gain suppression as well as spatial hole burning (SHB). The amplitude noise squeezing is studied for Fabry-Perot structures pointing out the influence of the laser structural parameters. A complete agreement with already existing quantum mechanical models is found. However, extension of the model to SHB induces limitations in the squeezing performances, which are very important for more complex structures as will be pointed out in detail, in Part II

Keywords

Fabry-Perot resonators; Green´s function methods; laser noise; laser theory; optical hole burning; optical losses; optical squeezing; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; Fabry-Perot laser; Green´s function method; amplitude noise squeezing; analytical formulas; frequency noise spectra; gain suppression; internal loss; laser structural parameters; quantum mechanical models; semiclassical model; semiconductor laser noise; vacuum fluctuations; Fabry-Perot; Fluctuations; Frequency; Green´s function methods; Laser modes; Laser noise; Noise level; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.641325

Filename

641325