Line-narrowing and stability of laser diodes with strong optical feedback from a nearby external reflector

Erik J. Bochove; John Gerard McInerney

doi:10.1117/12.178521

30 June 1994 Line-narrowing and stability of laser diodes with strong optical feedback from a nearby external reflector

Proceedings Volume 2146, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices II; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178521
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The theory of feedback into a diode laser by an externally located reflector is developed for the case of arbitrary feedback strength. Assuming typical values for laser diode parameters, it is predicted that by employing a nearby (13.5mm) external partially transmitting mirror, line narrowing by a factor of at least 2000 is possible without increasing the threshold gain of the laser, while maintaining dynamical stability of the output and flattening the modulation transfer function up to about 8 GHz.

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Erik J. Bochove and John Gerard McInerney "Line-narrowing and stability of laser diodes with strong optical feedback from a nearby external reflector", Proc. SPIE 2146, Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices II, (30 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.178521

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