Table 1 Parameters employed to solve the theoretical laser equations.

From: Thermal noise and optomechanical features in the emission of a membrane-coupled compound cavity laser diode

Parameter

Value

Description

Ith

33 mA

threshold current

I

63 mA

current bias

Vc

2.15 · 10−10 cm3

volume of the active region

τin

16 ps

active region round-trip time

q

−1.6 · 10−19C

carrier elementary charge

τs

1.4 ns

carrier lifetime

Nth

τsIth/qVc

threshold carrier density

r2

0.07

diode left facet reflectivity

rg

0.8

grating maximum reflectivity

Δω

π · 50 · 109rad · s−1

grating spectral linewidth

ωG

2πfL

grating central frequency

rG

rg/(1 + j(ω − ωG)/Δω)

grating approximated reflectivity

L

1.0 cm

grating distance from diode left facet

τ

2L/c0

grating to left diode facet round-trip time

rext

0.3

Si3N membrane reflectivity

Lext

20 cm

Si3N membrane distance from diode left facet

τext

2Lext/c0

Si3N membrane to diode left facet round-trip time

c0

3 · 108m · s−1

speed of light in vacuum

  1. The notation, the value and a brief description of the parameters are reported in the three columns.