Title :
Analysis of phase locking in diffraction-coupled arrays of semiconductor lasers with gain/index coupling
Author :
Khurgin, Jacob ; Vurgaftman, Igor ; Meyer, Jerry R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We developed an analytical model of the phase-locking mechanism for a diffraction-coupled array of semiconductor lasers. While the phase-locking range is found to be limited by nonuniformities between the individual lasers, this range can be expanded by increasing the gain-index coupling. Extensive computer simulations confirm these predictions.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical couplers; photoluminescence; refractive index; semiconductor laser arrays; diffraction-coupled arrays; gain-index coupling; phase locking; semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
