1. Microcavity Laser Linewidth Theory
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Steven G. Johnson, David Liu, Alexander Cerjan, Adi Pick, Yidong Chong, A. D. Stone, and Alejandro W. Rodriguez
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Physics ,Amplified spontaneous emission ,Multi-mode optical fiber ,business.industry ,Physics::Optics ,Laser ,Coupled mode theory ,Optical microcavity ,law.invention ,Laser linewidth ,Optics ,law ,Quantum electrodynamics ,Dispersion (optics) ,Physics::Atomic Physics ,business ,Tunable laser - Abstract
We present a multimode laser-linewidth formula that generalizes previous theories, including corrections for cavity losses, nonlinear gain and dispersion, but is derived in a more general setting and is therefore applicable to complex wavelength-scale lasers.
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- 2015
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