EXPLANATION OF LOW-FREQUENCY RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE IN SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS

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SU, CB [1 ]
SCHLAFER, J [1 ]
LAUER, RB [1 ]
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[1] GTE LABS INC,WALTHAM,MA 02254
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10.1063/1.103385
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O59 [应用物理学];
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For the first time, the enhanced low-frequency relative intensity noise characteristics of semiconductor lasers is explained. It is shown, by multimode rate equation analysis, that the enhanced low-frequency noise is caused by coupling between longitudinal modes which can renormalize the resonance frequency of the individual modes to very low values. It is further shown that a single-mode laser will also exhibit enhanced low-frequency noise unless the side-mode suppression is high.
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