Modelling of optical pumping in split-electrode semiconductor lasers

Author

Swoger, J.H. ; Simmons, J.G. ; Thompson, D.A.

Author_Institution

Centre for Electrophotonic Mater. & Devices, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada

Volume

146

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

159

Lastpage

164

Abstract

An analysis of split-electrode semiconductor lasers is described that is able to model the effects of injecting light from an external source into the laser facets. The equations describe the temporal evolution of the carrier and photon distributions in the active region of the device, and are able to predict the spectral properties of the laser output. A series of L-I, spectral and time-dependent simulations are presented that demonstrate injection locking of the laser wavelength to the external optical signal, all-optical switching between bistable optical states of the laser, and optical control of the self-sustained pulsations generated by the laser

Keywords

laser mode locking; laser theory; optical bistability; optical control; optical pumping; optical switches; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; L-I simulation; active region; all-optical switching; bistable optical states; carrier distribution; injection locking; laser facets; light injection effects; optical control; optical pumping modelling; photon distribution; self-sustained pulsations; spectral properties; split-electrode semiconductor lasers; temporal evolution; time-dependent simulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -

Publisher

iet

ISSN

1350-2433

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/ip-opt:19990577

Filename

806216