Composite-cavity-mode approach to single-mode semiconductor-laser feedback instabilities

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.46.603· OSTI ID:7038567

Rose, M H; Lindberg, M ^[1]; Chow, W W ^[2]; Koch, S W; Sargent, M III ^[1]

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1. Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 (United States)
2. Divison 2531, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)

A semiconductor laser in an external high-quality cavity is analyzed using a composite-resonator-eigenmode description of two coupled resonators. Laser threshold and lasing frequency are studied for various cavity lengths and coupling-mirror transmissions controlling the amount of light feedback into the laser. The results are valid for all values of coupling. Pronounced mode hopping is predicted, which leads to dramatic laser-frequency shifts for small variations of the external cavity length.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7038567
• Journal Information: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review A. General Physics; (United States) Vol. 46:1; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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