Title :
Optical-feedback-delay dependence of power dropouts in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
Author :
Hong, Yanhua ; Shore, K. Alan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Informatics, Univ. of Wales, Bangor, UK
Abstract :
The influence of delay time on low-frequency fluctuations (LFF) in external-cavity vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers is studied experimentally. With increased external cavity length the average period of LFF increases linearly and power dropouts occur more regularly.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser stability; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; external-cavity vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; laser power dropouts; low-frequency fluctuations; optical-feedback-delay dependence; semiconductor laser; Delay effects; Fluctuations; Laser feedback; Optical feedback; Optical sensors; Polarization; Power lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202181
