Detailed comparison of performance of a Fabry-Perot semiconductor laser under both strong and weak injection

Yali Zhang; Xuebao Peng; Shangjian Zhang; Yong Liu

doi:10.1117/12.2071843

3 December 2014 Detailed comparison of performance of a Fabry-Perot semiconductor laser under both strong and weak injection

Yali Zhang, Xuebao Peng, Shangjian Zhang, Yong Liu

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Proceedings Volume 9267, Semiconductor Lasers and Applications VI; 926708 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2071843
Event: SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, 2014, Beijing, China

Abstract

We numerically and experimentally investigate and compare the performance of a Fabry-Perot laser diode (FP-LD) under both strong- and weak-injection in detail. The numerical simulation results prove that the optically injection-locked semiconductor laser will become stable in the injection-locking region under the above two conditions. Nonetheless, the former can achieve stability faster than the latter whatever the frequency detuning is. The dynamic injection-locking map and the property of side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) for the optically injection-locked FP-LD are experimentally obtained, and associated experiment phenomena are observed and qualitatively discussed for both conditions. Our experiments show that quite different dynamics occur in the two conditions, with weak-injection arrangement offering overall benefits in terms of more complicated dynamics and potential application.

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Yali Zhang, Xuebao Peng, Shangjian Zhang, and Yong Liu "Detailed comparison of performance of a Fabry-Perot semiconductor laser under both strong and weak injection", Proc. SPIE 9267, Semiconductor Lasers and Applications VI, 926708 (3 December 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2071843

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