Title :
A two-port bilateral model for semiconductor lasers
Author :
Lowery, Arthur James
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Parkville, Vic., Australia
fDate :
1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A bilateral two-port model of a semiconductor laser that includes bidirectional electronic and photonic interfaces is developed by combining an equivalent circuit laser model and a transmission-line laser model (TLLM). The new model includes chip and package parasitics, gain nonlinearities, and a detailed optical cavity model based on optical traveling waves. This model can be applied to a variety of device structures to simulate optical spectra, optical and electrical waveforms, intensity spectra, and noise characteristics. Three examples demonstrate the flexibility of the model: (1) transient response simulation of semiconductor lasers, (2) characteristics of lasers used as detectors, and (3) coherence collapse in lasers with optical feedback. In all cases, the results are in good agreement with experimental measurements
Keywords :
electron device noise; feedback; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; light coherence; semiconductor junction lasers; bidirectional electronic interfaces; chip parasitics; coherence collapse; diode lasers; electrical waveforms; equivalent circuit laser model; gain nonlinearities; intensity spectra; noise characteristics; nonlinear optics; optical cavity model; optical feedback; optical spectra; optical traveling waves; optical waveforms; package parasitics; photodetectors; photonic interfaces; semiconductor lasers; transient response simulation; transmission-line laser model; two-port bilateral model; Electronics packaging; Equivalent circuits; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser noise; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Semiconductor lasers; Transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
