Vol. 41, Issue 4, pp. 961-970

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Vol. 41 Issue 4 pp. 961-970

Relative intensity noise study in two mode quantum dot laser

Ashkan Horri, Seyedeh Zahra Mirmoeini, Rahim Faez

Keywords

relative intensity noise, quantum dot laser, rate equations

Abstract

In this paper, for the first time, we present a semiclassical noise model for InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) laser considering two photon modes, i.e., ground and first excited states lasing. This model is based on the five level rate equations. By using this model, the effect of temperature variations on relative intensity noise (RIN) of QD laser is investigated. We find that the RIN significantly degrades when excited state (ES) lasing emerges at high temperature. Furthermore, we investigate the influence of the quantum dot numbers on the RIN properties.

Vol. 41
Issue 4
pp. 961-970

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