• DocumentCode
    1024428
  • Title

    The mechanism of mode selection for an external cavity laser

  • Author

    Mork, Jesper ; Tromborg, B.

  • Author_Institution
    TFL Telecommun. Res. Lab., Horsholm, Denmark
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1990
  • Firstpage
    21
  • Lastpage
    23
  • Abstract
    The process of mode hopping between external cavity modes of a laser diode with optical feedback is described by analogy with noise driven transitions of a particle between potential valleys. The model explains why the dominant mode is the mode with the lowest linewidth and not the mode with the lowest carrier density. It also gives a simple analytic expression for the rate of mode hopping. The expression is shown to predict the results of computer simulations to a good approximation.<>
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser theory; semiconductor junction lasers; computer simulations; external cavity laser; external cavity modes; laser diode; lowest carrier density; lowest linewidth; mode hopping; mode selection; noise driven transitions; optical feedback; particle; potential valleys; simple analytic expression; Charge carrier density; Diode lasers; Equations; Frequency; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser transitions; Optical feedback; Optical noise;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.47029
  • Filename
    47029
    • Link To Document
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