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Title: Spectral linewidth of a free-running continuous-wave single-frequency external-cavity quantum-well InGaAs/AlGaAs diode laser

Abstract

The linewidth of a room-temperature free-running 940-nm cw single-frequency 1-mm-long quantum-well InGaAs/AlGaAs diode laser in a 10-cm-long external cavity has been measured as a function of the output power by the heterodyne technique. The power-dependent component of the observed Lorentzian linewidth displays a linewidth--power product of 28{plus_minus}4kHz mW, which is 2 orders of magnitude larger than that predicted from the spontaneous emission model. The shot-noise model of Welford and Mooradian [Appl. Phys. Lett. {bold 40}, 560 (1982)] for the power-independent linewidth has been extended to account for the observed power-dependent linewidth. {copyright} 1995 Optical Society of America

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173-9108 (United States)
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
165582
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Optics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 20; Journal Issue: 17; Other Information: PBD: 1 Sep 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; LINE WIDTHS; ALUMINIUM ARSENIDES; GALLIUM ARSENIDES; INDIUM ARSENIDES; NEAR INFRARED RADIATION

Citation Formats

Hsu, L, Mooradian, A, and Aggarwal, R L. Spectral linewidth of a free-running continuous-wave single-frequency external-cavity quantum-well InGaAs/AlGaAs diode laser. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.1364/OL.20.001788.
Hsu, L, Mooradian, A, & Aggarwal, R L. Spectral linewidth of a free-running continuous-wave single-frequency external-cavity quantum-well InGaAs/AlGaAs diode laser. United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.20.001788
Hsu, L, Mooradian, A, and Aggarwal, R L. 1995. "Spectral linewidth of a free-running continuous-wave single-frequency external-cavity quantum-well InGaAs/AlGaAs diode laser". United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.20.001788.
@article{osti_165582,
title = {Spectral linewidth of a free-running continuous-wave single-frequency external-cavity quantum-well InGaAs/AlGaAs diode laser},
author = {Hsu, L and Mooradian, A and Aggarwal, R L},
abstractNote = {The linewidth of a room-temperature free-running 940-nm cw single-frequency 1-mm-long quantum-well InGaAs/AlGaAs diode laser in a 10-cm-long external cavity has been measured as a function of the output power by the heterodyne technique. The power-dependent component of the observed Lorentzian linewidth displays a linewidth--power product of 28{plus_minus}4kHz mW, which is 2 orders of magnitude larger than that predicted from the spontaneous emission model. The shot-noise model of Welford and Mooradian [Appl. Phys. Lett. {bold 40}, 560 (1982)] for the power-independent linewidth has been extended to account for the observed power-dependent linewidth. {copyright} 1995 Optical Society of America},
doi = {10.1364/OL.20.001788},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/165582}, journal = {Optics Letters},
number = 17,
volume = 20,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
}