Multimode modeling of digital modulation in nearly single-mode semiconductor lasers

We present multimode modeling of the digitalmodulation characteristics of nearly single-mode semiconductor lasers. The model takes into account the mechanisms of spectral suppression of modal gain; namely, symmetric and asymmetric gain suppressions. The digital modulation performance of the laser is quantitatively examined in terms of the turn-on jitter, on-off ratio and a Q-factor. We study the effect of the modulation parameters on the modulation characteristics of the laser. We also clarify the effect of the asymmetric gain suppression on the modulated signals of the oscillating modes. In addition, we examine the validity of modeling the digital modulation of the laser via a single-mode rate equation model. We show that the modulation characteristics improve with an increase in the bias and/or modulation current or with a decrease in the bit rate due to reduction in the bit-pattern effect. The asymmetric gain suppression does not affect the characteristics of the total laser signal, however it enhances the modulation of the nearest modes on the long-wavelength side of the gain spectrum.     

Analytical evaluation of the line shape of single-mode semiconductor lasers

A simple analytical expression for the line shape of single-mode semiconductor lasers is derived accounting for the presence of the well-known satellite peaks which cause deviation from the classical lorentzian form. An expression for the variance of the difference between the values the instantaneous phase of the field assumes over different time intervals is also obtained which is in good agreement with previously reported experimental results.     

Stochastic resonance for signal-modulated pump noise in a single-mode laser

By adopting the gain-noise model of the single-mode laser in which with bias and periodical signals serve as inputs, combining with the effect of coloured pump noise, we use the linear approximation method to calculate the power spectrum and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the laser intensity under the condition of pump noise and quantum noise cross-related in the form of δ function. It is found that with the change of pump noise correlation time, both SNR and the output power will occur stochastic resonance (SR). If the bias signal α is very small, changing the intensities of pump noise and quantum noise respectively does not lead to the appearance of SR in the SNR; while α increases to a certain number, SR appears.     

Stochastic resonance of bias signal-modulated noise in a single-mode laser＊

Stochastic resonance (SR) for bias signal modulation is studied in a single-mode laser system. By investigating a gain-noise model driven by correlated pump noise and quantum noise, we find that, whether the correlation coefficient between both the noises is positive or negative, SR always appears in the dependence of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) upon the noise correlation time and the frequency of the modulation signal. However, only when the correlation coefficient between both noises is negative can SR occur in the dependence of SNR upon the quantum noise intensity and pump noise intensity, while when the correlation coefficient between both noises is positive, it shows monotonically.     

Stochastic resonance in vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

We report a detailed experimental investigation of stochastic resonance (SR) in the polarized emission of a pump-modulated vertical cavity surface emitting laser. We characterize SR in the time and frequency domains, with a quantitative agreement with existing theories. We further report a statistical analysis of SR in terms of residence-time probability distributions exhibiting alternative features which are fully explained here. By using an accurate choice of the indicator, we are also able to give clear evidence of bona fide resonance.     

Gaussian-like tapered grating quarter wave-shifted DFB semiconductor lasers for high-power single-mode operation

Received: 27 July 1998/Revised version: 25 September 1998     

Application of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers to semiconductor cyclotron resonance

Quantum-cascade lasers operating at 4.7, 3.5, and 2.3 THz have been used to achieve cyclotron resonance in InAs and InSb quantum wells from liquid-helium temperatures to room temperature. This represents one of the first spectroscopic applications of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers. Results show that these compact lasers are convenient and reliable sources with adequate power and stability for this type of far-infrared magneto-optical study of solids. Their compactness promises interesting future applications in solid-state spectroscopy.     

具有频率噪声的单模激光线性模型随机共振

将频率有涨落的周期信号输入单模激光增益模型,计算出输出光强的相关函数及功率谱,对信噪比随噪声强度和系统参数的变化进行了研究. 结果表明:信噪比随频率噪声强度的变化、抽运噪声强度的变化、量子噪声强度的变化均出现随机共振;信噪比随增益系数和损失系数的变化也出现随机共振. 关键词： 频率噪声 功率谱 随机共振     

Coupling semiconductor lasers into single-mode optical fibers by use of tips grown by photopolymerization

We show that a polymer tip, integrated by free-radical photopolymerization at the end of a telecommunication optical fiber, allows high-efficiency coupling between the fiber and an infrared laser diode. A coupling efficiency of 70% (1.5-dB loss) was achieved. We obtained this result by controlling the radius of curvature of the tip, the origin of which is discussed in terms of the photochemical influence of oxygen during tip formation. The experimental data were found to be in agreement with results of electromagnetic calculations based on the finite-element method.     

调幅波的单模激光线性模型随机共振

对单模激光增益模型的光强方程加入调幅波，用线性化近似方法计算了以δ函数形式关联的两白噪声驱动下光强的输出功率谱及信噪比. 结果表明，信噪比不但随着抽运噪声和量子噪声强度的变化出现随机共振，而且随着高频载波信号频率和低频调制信号频率的变化也出现了随机共振. 关键词： 抽运噪声 单模激光 随机共振 调幅波     

色噪声驱动下调幅波的单模激光随机共振

对单模激光增益模型的光强方程加入调幅波，用线性化近似方法计算了以e指数形式关联的两色噪声驱动下光强的输出功率谱及信噪比. 结果表明噪声间互关联时间及互关联程度对随机共振影响很大，信噪比随着载波信号频率ω和调制信号频率Ω的变化也和白噪声的变化曲线有很大不同. 关键词： 色噪声 单模激光 随机共振 调幅波     

一级近似下的单模激光增益模型随机共振

把周期信号输入单模激光,对激光增益模型中的乘法噪声项取一级近似通过计算相关函数得到功率谱,发现输出信号是洛伦兹型的.信噪比随抽运噪声强度和量子噪声强度的变化均出现随机共振,但共振峰对应的噪声强度比零级近似下的小.     

Stochastic resonance driven by time-modulated correlated coloured noise sources in a single-mode laser

This paper investigates the phenomenon of stochastic resonance in a single-mode laser driven by time-modulated correlated coloured noise sources. The power spectrum and signal-to-noise ratio R of the laser intensity are calculated by the linear approximation. The effects caused by noise self-correlation time τ₁, τ₂ and cross-correlated time τ₃ for stochastic resonance are analysed in two ways: τ₁, τ₂ and τ₃ are taken to be the independent variables and the parameters respectively. The effects of the gain coefficient Γ and loss coefficient K on the stochastic resonance are also discussed. It is found that besides the presence of the standard form and the broad sense of stochastic resonance, the number of extrema in the curve of R versus K is reduced with the increase of the gain coefficient Γ.     

脉冲信号被噪声调制的单模激光随机共振

建立了一个脉冲信号受噪声调制的新型的单模激光随机共振模型, 采用线性化近似的方法计算了相应的光强关联函数和系统的输出信噪比, 并详细讨论了相应的随机共振现象. 研究结果表明: 由于噪声调制脉冲信号, 使得单模激光表现出崭新的随机共振现象, 即通过改变脉冲信号周期T来实现抑制或优化输出信噪比的目的.     

调频信号的单模激光线性模型随机共振

对单模激光增益模型的光强方程加入调频信号,用线性化近似方法计算了以δ函数形式关联的两白噪声驱动下光强的输出功率谱及信噪比. 结果表明,信噪比随抽运噪声和量子噪声强度的变化可出现典型随机共振,受调制信号振幅的影响,信噪比随载波信号频率和调制信号频率的变化出现抑制、单调上升、共振、抑制和共振等几种情况. 关键词： 抽运噪声 单模激光 随机共振 调频信号     

偏置调幅波调制噪声的单模激光随机共振

采用偏置信号的调幅波调制抽运噪声的单模激光增益模型，用线性化近似方法计算了以e指数形式关联的两色噪声驱动下光强的功率谱及信噪比.结果表明，信噪比随着噪声强度的变化、抽运噪声自关联时间的变化、激光系统参数的变化、载波频率及信号频率的变化均存在随机共振现象. 关键词： 抽运噪声 单模激光 随机共振 调幅波     

具有色关联的色噪声驱动下单模激光线性模型的随机共振

研究了具有指数形式关联的两色噪声驱动下单模激光线性模型受信号调制后其输出信噪比，发现了随机共振现象.根据计算结果讨论了噪声（即噪声强度、噪声间互关联程度和关联时间）和信号（信号频率和信号振幅）对信噪比的影响. 关键词： 随机共振 噪声关联时间 信噪比     

Instabilities in semiconductor lasers

One of the most relevant problems connected with optical fiber communication is that related to the presence of instabilities in the output of semiconductor lasers. These instabilities appear as nonlinearities in the optical power-current characteristic (kinks) or as dynamics instabilities (self-pulsing). These phenomena more frequently occur in devices without a refractive index profile introduced ad hoc in the junction plane (gain-guided lasers); self-pulsing, in particular, is present in aged lasers. Both of them, however, can appear also in nonaged lasers with lateral confinement of the e.m. field (index-guided lasers). In this paper the principal experimental results obtained studying instability phenomena and the physical mechanisms proposed for their explanation are reported and discussed.     

Stochastic resonance in a single-mode laser driven by frequency modulated signal and coloured noises

By adding frequency modulated signals to the intensity equation of gain--noise model of the single-mode laser driven by two coloured noises which are correlated, this paper uses the linear approximation method to calculate the power spectrum and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the laser intensity. The results show that the SNR appears typical stochastic resonance with the variation of intensity of the pump noise and quantum noise. As the amplitude of a modulated signal has effects on the SNR, it shows suppression, monotone increasing, stochastic resonance, and multiple stochastic resonance with the variation of the frequency of a carrier signal and modulated signal.