BISTABILITY AND LOW-FREQUENCY FLUCTUATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS WITH OPTICAL FEEDBACK - A THEORETICAL-ANALYSIS

被引:158
作者
MORK, J [1 ]
TROMBORG, B [1 ]
CHRISTIANSEN, PL [1 ]
机构
[1] TELECOMMUN RES LAB,OPTOGRP,DK-2200 COPENHAGEN N,DENMARK
关键词
COMPUTER SIMULATION - LIGHT - Nonlinear Optical Effects - MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - Iterative Methods;
D O I
10.1109/3.105
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Near-threshold operation of a semiconductor laser exposed to moderate optical feedback may lead to low-frequency fluctuations. In the same region, a kink is observed in the light-current characteristic. Here it is demonstrated that these nonlinear phenomena are predicted by a noise-driven multimode traveling-wave model. The dynamics of the low-frequency fluctuations are explained qualitatively in terms of bistability through an iterative description.
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页数:11
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