Title :
Microcavity laser linewidth theory
Author :
Pick, A. ; Cerjan, A. ; Liu, D. ; Rodriguez, A.W. ; Stone, A.D. ; Chong, Y.D. ; Johnson, S.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present a multimode laser-linewidth formula that generalizes previous theories, including corrections for cavity losses, nonlinear gain and dispersion, but is derived in a more general setting and is therefore applicable to complex wavelength-scale lasers.
Keywords :
laser modes; microcavity lasers; nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; optical losses; cavity losses; dispersion; microcavity laser linewidth theory; multimode laser-linewidth formula; nonlinear gain; wavelength-scale lasers; Atomic clocks; Cavity resonators; Lasers; Mathematical model; Noise; Physics; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
