title: Analysis of the fast recovery dynamics of a semiconductor laser with feedback in the low-frequency fluctuation regime.
abstract: We experimentally investigate the temporal evolution of the power of an external cavity semiconductor laser in the low-frequency fluctuation regime with subnanosecond resolution. We show, for the first time to our knowledge, that generally the laser power drops to a value significantly different from the solitary laser power. We demonstrate the analogy between the recovery of the laser intensity and the turn-on transient of a semiconductor laser.
authors: Department of Physics, National University of Ireland, University College, Cork, Ireland.
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Hegarty
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Huyet
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Porta
authors: J G
authors: JG
authors: McInerney