Phase noise of four-wave mixing in semiconductor lasers
Author(s) -
Rongqing Hui,
Antonio Mecozzi
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.106931
Subject(s) - laser linewidth , mixing (physics) , four wave mixing , semiconductor laser theory , phase noise , phase conjugation , laser , noise (video) , conjugate , optics , phase (matter) , materials science , physics , optoelectronics , nonlinear optics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , computer science , mathematical analysis , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
A simple theoretical analysis shows that the linewidth of the conjugate wave produced in four‐wave mixing in semiconductor lasers is equal to the linewidth of the probe plus four times the linewidth of the pump. Experimental results in good agreement with the theory are presented. This result implies an enormous enhancement in the phase noise of the conjugate wave and sets a limitation on some practical applications of four‐wave mixing.
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