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Experimental study of spatial and temporal coherence in a laser diode with optical feedback
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Optical feedback can reduce the linewidth of a semiconductor laser by several orders of magnitude, but it can also cause line broadening. Although these effects on the temporal coherence of the laser are well known, a good understanding of the effects of feedback on the spatial coherence is still lacking. Here we present an experimental technique that allows discriminating the effects of feedback on temporal and spatial coherence of the laser beam. We analyze the output of a commercial edge-emitting laser diode, comparing the contrast of speckle images recorded using a multimode (MM) or single mode (SM) fiber and an optical diffuser, and also, comparing the optical spectra at the end of the MM or SM fiber. Optical spectra reveal feedback-induced line broadening, while speckle analyses reveal reduced spatial coherence due to feedback-excited spatial modes. These modes reduce the speckle contrast (SC) up to 50% when speckle images are recorded using the MM fiber, but do not affect the SC when the images are recorded using the SM fiber and diffuser, because the spatial modes that are excited by the feedback are filtered out by the SM fiber. This technique is generic and can be used to discriminate spatial and temporal coherence of other types of lasers and under other operating conditions that can induce a chaotic output.
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DUQUE GIJÓN, María, MASOLLER, Cristina, TIANA ALSINA, Jordi. Experimental study of spatial and temporal coherence in a laser diode with optical feedback. _Optics Express_. 2023. Vol. 31, núm. 13, pàgs. 21954-21961. [consulta: 15 de gener de 2026]. ISSN: 1094-4087. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/206739]