Computer simulation of laser photon fluctuations: Theory of single-cavity laser.
01 January 1984
This series of papers is devoted to theoretical studies of photon fluctuations in the light output of semiconductor injection lasers. Statistics on laser photon fluctuations are collected by means of a simulation of the dynamic behavior of the laser based on numerical solutions of noise driven laser rate equations. This first paper in the series introduces the noise driven rate equations for a single-cavity laser, explains the method used for their numerical solution and discusses some approximate analytical results.