Journal of Optics
Analytical descriptions of the transient characteristics of two-contact bistable diode lasers
Guang-Qiong Xia, Z Wu, G Liu, J Chen
Abstract
The perturbation method has been used to linearize the rate equations applicable to two-contact absorption bistable diode lasers. After adopting some approximations, explicit analytical expressions of the time evolutions for the carrier densities in the gain and absorption regions and the photon-flux density inside the cavity when the bistable laser is at the switch-on or switch-off state have been given. With these expressions, quantitative descriptions of the transient processes can be realized. Une methode perturbative est utilisee pour lineariser les equations dynamiques de diodes lasers bistables a deux contacts. Moyennant quelques approximations, on donne les expressions analytiques des evolutions temporelles des densites de porteurs dans les regions de gain et d'absorption ainsi que des densites de flux de photons a l'interieur de la cavite quand le laser bistable est dans l'etat allume ou eteint. Ces expressions permettent une description quantitative des effets transitoires.