Title :
Gain saturation enhancement of longitudinal hole burning via standing wave induced wave coupling in a semiconductor laser
Author_Institution :
Power Technol. Inc., Mabelvale, AR, USA
fDate :
4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown by a simple theoretical model that the large scale longitudinal hole burning in a semiconductor laser will enhance by about 2.6 times the gain saturation caused by the cavity standing wave induced wave coupling
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; nonlinear optics; optical couplers; optical hole burning; optical saturation; semiconductor lasers; cavity standing wave induced wave coupling; gain saturation; gain saturation enhancement; large scale longitudinal hole burning; longitudinal hole burning; semiconductor laser; standing wave induced wave coupling; theoretical model; Equations; Frequency; Gratings; Large-scale systems; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Power lasers; Refractive index; Semiconductor lasers;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
