DocumentCode
1089889
Title
Semiconductor laser noise in an interferometer system
Author
Petermann, K. ; Weidel, Edgar
Author_Institution
Technische Univ. Berlin, West Germany
Volume
17
Issue
7
fYear
1981
fDate
7/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1251
Lastpage
1256
Abstract
The noise of semiconductor laser light after passing a Michelson interferometer has been measured for gain guided as well as index guided double-heterostructure injection lasers. This noise is mainly due to the partition noise and the frequency noise of the laser emission. Unless the interferometer is perfectly balanced, the observed noise is several orders of magnitude larger than the usual intensity noise of semiconductor lasers.
Keywords
Laser noise; Optical interferometry; Semiconductor lasers; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Interference; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1981.1071262
Filename
1071262
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