Title :
Influence of spectral hole-burning on quaternary laser transients
Author :
Adams, M.J. ; Osi¿¿ski, M.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Multimode rate equations including inhomogeneous gain saturation have been solved both numerically and by an analytic small-signal analysis. The results indicate that the principal effect of spectral hole-burning on transient behaviour is to reduce the damping time of relaxation oscillations.
Keywords :
laser modes; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor junction lasers; damping time reduction; inhomogeneous gain saturation; multimode rate equations; quaternary laser; relaxation oscillations; semiconductor lasers; small-signal analysis; spectral hole burning; transient behaviour;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830427
