The influence of many‐body, carrier‐carrier, and carrier‐photon interaction on the dynamic response of microcavity semiconductor lasers is investigated. It is shown how the switch‐on dynamics is governed by the spectrally resolved gain‐loss compensation. Transient instabilities and relaxation oscillations are discussed and their suppression through spontaneous emission enhancement is demonstrated.

Topics
Photon scattering, Microoptics, Lasers, Relaxation oscillations, Semiconductor lasers
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