Table 1 Parameters employed to solve the theoretical laser equations.
Parameter | Value | Description |
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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 |