Self-Pulsating Semiconductor Lasers: Theory and Experiment
Optics
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
We report detailed measurements of the pump-current dependency of the self-pulsating frequency of semiconductor CD lasers. A distinct kink in this dependence is found and explained using rate-equation model. The kink denotes a transition between a region where the self-pulsations are weakly sustained relaxation oscillations and a region where Q-switching takes place. Simulations show that spontaneous emission noise plays a crucial role for the cross-over.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/9906027,
title = {Self-Pulsating Semiconductor Lasers: Theory and Experiment},
author = {C. R. Mirasso and G. H. M. van Tartwijk and E. Hernandez-Garcia and D. Lenstra and S. Lynch and P. Landais and P. Phelan and J. O'Gorman and M. San Miguel and W. Elsasser},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9906027},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Revtex, 16 pages, 7 figures