AM and FM quantum noise in semiconductor lasers - Part 1: theoretical analysis

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.1983.1071726· OSTI ID:6260947

Yamamoto, Y

AM and FM quantum noise properties of semiconductor lasers have been studied theoretically. Theoretical formulations for the AM noise spectrum, photon number probability density, FM noise spectrum, instantaneous frequency probability density, and power spectrum are presented here as functions of semiconductor laser material, structural, and pumping parameters. Two theoretical approaches are employed: one is based on the quantum mechanical Langevin equation, and the other on the density matrix equation. Starting from the quantum mechanical Langevin equation, three different formulations, that is, the rate equation, Fokker-Planck equation, and van der Pol equation, are derived. The parameters which represent stimulated emission, spontaneous emission, and refractive-index dispersion are obtained by using the Kane function interpolated to Halperin-Lax bandtail and the Stern's improved matrix element. The above four different theoretical formulations are related to each other, and the applicability for each method is discussed.

• Research Organization: Musashino Electrical Communication Laboratory, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp., Musashinoshi, Tokyo
• OSTI ID: 6260947
• Journal Information: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States) Vol. 19:1; ISSN IEJQA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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420300* -- Engineering-- Lasers-- (-1989)
AMPLITUDES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DATA
DENSITY MATRIX
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EMISSION
ENERGY-LEVEL DENSITY
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EQUATIONS
FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION
FREQUENCY MODULATION
INFORMATION
LANGEVIN EQUATION
LASER MATERIALS
LASERS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATERIALS
MATRICES
MODULATION
NOISE
NUMERICAL DATA
OPTICAL DISPERSION
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OPTICAL PUMPING
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PHOTONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PUMPING
QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
REFRACTIVITY
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
STIMULATED EMISSION
THEORETICAL DATA