Abstract
A rate-equation theory is derived for the coupling of two Fabry-Pérot semiconductor lasers. The effective coupling coefficients depend on the respective inversions in each individual laser, where the latter are modified by the coupling. Stable single-mode operation is investigated and locking ranges are calculated for lasers coupled by a linear coupler with given reflection and transmission coefficients. For a case of coupling via self-imaging in a multi-mode interference anti-phase reflector, the shapes of output-intensity curves agree well with measured curves.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | European Semiconductor Laser Workshop 2016, 23-24 September 2016, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Sept 2016 |