BEYOND MEAN FIELD AND PLANE-WAVE THEORIES OF BISTABLE SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS

被引:21
作者
DZIURA, TG
机构
[1] Univ of Rochester, NY, USA, Univ of Rochester, NY, USA
关键词
RESONATORS - Optical Properties;
D O I
10.1109/JQE.1986.1073017
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The steady-state output of semiconductor lasers containing saturable absorbers is calculated using a model that includes transverse mode variation, high gain and absorption coefficient, and high mirror transmission. The results are compared to the predictions of the mean field theory, and they show that the mean field formulas underestimate the amount of hysteresis and overestimate the required amount of absorption compared to the high gain formulas.
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