VARIATION OF INTENSITY NOISE AND FREQUENCY NOISE WITH THE SPONTANEOUS EMISSION FACTOR IN SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS

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YAMADA, M
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[1] Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Kanazawa University, Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 920
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10.1109/3.299482
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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The intensity noise level and the spectral line-width of the semiconductor injection lasers are theoretically analyzed. Approximated but simple forms representing these characteristics are found to give criteria for various types and sizes of cavity, including the microcavity lasers. The noise and the line-width are reduced by operation with high injection current or high optical power in general. For operation at a low-power level in the microcavity laser, increase of the spontaneous emission factor as well as reduction of the threshold current level and the threshold gain level are important to get a low noise level and narrow line-width.
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