Title :
Theory of self-locking FM operation in semiconductor lasers
Author :
Shore, K.A. ; Yee, W.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Bath Univ., UK
fDate :
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Gain saturation and multiwave mixing are shown to give rise to self-locking effects in semiconductor lasers resulting in FM operation. The analysis is shown to be in agreement with recently reported experimental observations of this phenomenon
Keywords :
frequency modulation; laser mode locking; multiwave mixing; optical modulation; optical saturation; semiconductor junction lasers; gain saturation; multiwave mixing; self-locking FM operation; semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
