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The stability enhancement of laser output power for the change of external cavity position in semiconductor lasers with optical feedback is observed by experiment. The relaxation oscillation frequency which plays an important role in the dynamics of the nonlinear system is also investigated as a function of the external cavity length. The period of the stability enhancement along the position of the external cavity is exactly coincident with the length corresponding to the relaxation oscillation frequency of the solitary laser. The experimental results are compared with theoretical and excellent coincidence between the two is found.
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Ye, SY., Ohtsubo, J. Experimental Investigation of Stability Enhancement in Semiconductor Lasers with Optical Feedback. OPT REV 5, 280–284 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-998-0280-9
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