Title :
Noise mechanisms in laser diodes
Author :
Nilsson, B. Olle
Author_Institution :
Royal Inst. of Technol., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
fDate :
11/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Noise in diode laser applications. Basics of diode lasers. Differences and similarities between optical and electronic devices. Dynamics and fundamental noise mechanisms in laser diodes; special difficulties encountered; present level of understanding. Intensity noise and frequency noise. Fundamental limits. Why can a laser diode generate an optical beam with sub-Poissonian photon statistics? Noise in traveling wave laser diode amplifiers. Mode partition noise, transients and external reflections, jitter. Optical and electrical feedback. Future developments
Keywords :
laser noise; semiconductor device noise; semiconductor lasers; electrical feedback; electronic devices; external reflections; frequency noise; intensity noise; jitter; laser diodes; mode partition noise; noise; optical beam; optical devices; optical feedback; sub-Poissonian photon statistics; transients; traveling wave laser diode amplifiers; Diode lasers; Frequency; Noise level; Optical amplifiers; Optical beams; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical noise; Statistics; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
