Noise equivalent circuit of a semiconductor laser diode

Noise Equivalent Circuit of a Semiconductor Laser Diode

Abstmct-The noise equivalent circuit of a semiconductor laser diode is derived from the rate equations including Langevin noise sources. This equivalent circuit allows a straightforward calculation of the noise and modulation characteristics of a laser diode combined with electronic components. The intrinsic junction voltage noise spectrum and the light intensity fluctuation of a current driven...

Multiwavelength Modelocked Semiconductor Diode Laser

Noise and Equivalent Circuit of Double Injection

.Measurements o~ the high-frequ~ncy noi:e of a silicon double-injection diode result in (i'l)=a• 4kT ( 1/r) ~if With a= 1.04 and m agreement With the literature. A new interpretation demands Nyquist noise with a 121 in these devices at high frequencies. This is in accord with an equivalent circuit derived for the doubleinjection process. Speculations are made on the general validity of Nyquist ...

Silver-clad nitride semiconductor laser diode

An edge-emitting laser diode is described in which the epitaxial upper cladding layer is replaced with a metal contact selected for its optical as well as electrical properties. The structure is demonstrated with an In0.1Ga0.9N multiple-quantum-well laser diode operating at 412 nm with silver rather than the typical p-type AlGaN for the upper cladding. Silver is effective as a cladding layer be...

Reduction of semiconductor laser diode phase and amplitude noise in interferometric fiber optic sensors.

An optical configuration employing two conventional Michelson interferometers and a fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer connected in parallel is used to demonstrate the principle of common mode rejection of both the amplitude and frequency noise of a semiconductor laser. Common mode noise rejection is maximized when the outputs of the two interferometers with matched path imbalance, fringe visibil...