Theoretical Investigation of Noise and Modulation Characteristics of Photonic Crystal Lasers

Author: Fyath R. S.  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1096-4681

Source: Fiber And Integrated Optics, Vol.30, Iss.1, 2011-01, pp. : 45-60

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Abstract

Theoretical analysis is presented to characterize the dynamics of electrically injected single-defect photonic crystal vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. The analysis is based on a phenomenological dimensional reduction approach for modeling the photonic crystal defect mode cavity and yields analytical expressions to characterize the noise and small-signal modulation response. The simulation results indicate that the photonic crystal laser has a lower noise level and high-frequency modulation response compared with a conventional counterpart.