Effects of optical feedback with dispersive loss on the amplitude noise and relaxation resonance of semiconductor lasers
- California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States). Dept. of Applied Physics
- Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (United States). Dept. of Physics
Optical feedback from an external cavity containing an element of dispersive loss was used to reduce the amplitude noise of a semiconductor laser. At feedback levels of P{sub fb}/P{sub out} {approx} 10{sup {minus}2}, a maximum amplitude noise reduction of 16 dB was measured close to threshold but the potential for reduction was reduced considerably at higher injection currents as the laser noise approached the shot noise limit. In addition, the threshold current decreased and the linewidth was reduced to 10 kHz. The relaxation oscillation peak in the amplitude noise spectrum was also found to be dramatically suppressed and the authors find evidence that the relaxation resonance can be moved to much higher frequencies using optical feedback techniques.
- OSTI ID:
- 64760
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940142--; ISBN 0-8194-1441-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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