Nonlinear Optics and Dynamics in Semiconductor Lasers.
Abstract
Semiconductor laser output characteristics, including output spectra and dynamics, are strongly influenced by nonlinear optical interactions. Theory and experiments are combined to show that a single mode mode of laser dynamics gives a consistent and quantitatively accurate description of the noise and optical interaction characteristics of a quantum well laser diode. The nonlinear optical interaction between the oscillating field of a semiconductor laser and a weak optical probe can be used to determine key dynamical characteristics of the laser. With these characteristics known, the noise spectra of a free running semiconductor laser can be quantitatively modeled. When a stronger optical probe is injected into the laser diode, we observe nonlinear dynamics, including deterministic chaos, which can be understood with the single mode model. The model and experimental techniques used here are applicable to a wide variety of semiconductor lasers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1994
- Accession Number
- ADA297536
Entities
People
- J. M. Liu
- T. B. Simpson