Feedback effects in a laser diode due to Rayleigh backscattering from an optical fibre

Abstract
Feedback effects in a laser diode due to Rayleigh back-scattering in a 50 m fibre with or without end reflections are reported. Linewidth reduction by more than 200 and wavelength instability on a millisecond scale are observed. An analytical model based on the statistical nature of the back-scattering shows good agreement with the experimental results.

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