Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Quantum theory of semiconductor lasers in the photon number representation

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

A model of microcavity semiconductor lasers in which both the cavity field and the gain medium are quantized is presented. The equation of motion for the elements of the reduced density matrix for the field in the photon number representation is developed and numerically solved to find the steady-state photon number distribution and the laser linewidth for a variety of operating conditions. For typical semiconductor microcavity operating conditions, the intensity noise is smaller and the laser linewidth is larger for lasers with a larger fraction of spontaneous emission into the cavity mode. However, for very-low-loss microcavity lasers, if the rate of spontaneous emission into the cavity mode exceeds the loss rate, the laser can appear to turn on at pump rates for which the gain medium is not inverted. In this anamolous regime, the laser intensity noise increases with an increased fraction of spontaneous emission into the cavity mode.

© 2007 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Transient nonequilibrium and many-body effects in semiconductor microcavity lasers

F. Jahnke, K. Henneberger, W. Schäfer, and S. W. Koch
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 10(12) 2394-2405 (1993)

Spectra of single-atom lasers

J. P. Clemens, P. R. Rice, and L. M. Pedrotti
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21(11) 2025-2034 (2004)

Nonlinear gain and carrier temperature dynamics in semiconductor laser media

T. V. Sarkisyan, A. N. Oraevsky, A. T. Rosenberger, R. L. Rolleigh, and D. K. Bandy
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 15(3) 1107-1119 (1998)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (12)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (60)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved