Multilongitudinal-mode dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to optical injection

John K. White, J. V. Moloney, A. Gavrielides, V. Kovanis, A. Hohl, R. Kalmus

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Abstract

Multilongitudinal-mode dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to optical injection are investigated both experimentally and numerically. We found that there are parameter regimes for which the slave laser hops into an adjacent longitudinal mode as we vary the detuning of the optical frequencies between the master and slave laser. A traveling wave model is used to numerically investigate the mode hopping. Good qualitative agreement is found between the numerical computations and the experimental observations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1469-1473
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
Volume34
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1998

Keywords

  • Laser modes
  • Laser stability
  • Modeling
  • Nonlinear differential equations
  • Nonlinear optics
  • Optical communications
  • Optoelectronic devices
  • Semiconductor lasers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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