Mode partition noise in multi-transverse mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Relative intensity noise spectra of weakly index guided VCSELs in a multi—transverse mode regime are analyzed by using a model that takes into account all the transverse modes supported by the waveguide. Several resonance peaks are obtained in the noise spectra that correspond to the relaxation osci...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Valle, Ángel, Pesquera, Luis
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1999
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/393614
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/393614
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Semiconductor lasers
Relative intensity noise
Vertical cavity lasers
Transverse modes
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Summary:Relative intensity noise spectra of weakly index guided VCSELs in a multi—transverse mode regime are analyzed by using a model that takes into account all the transverse modes supported by the waveguide. Several resonance peaks are obtained in the noise spectra that correspond to the relaxation oscillation frequencies of the transverse modes. In is shown that for low spatially overlapping transverse modes, low RIN operation can be maintained. However, the excitation of transverse modes with a significant mode overlap leads to a clear enhancement of the RIN at low frequencies.