Linewidth broadening factor of an interband cascade laser

This work reports the linewidth broadening factor (LBF) of a continuous-wave interband cascade laser operated both below and above threshold. Using the Hakki-Paoli method, the below-threshold LBFs around the gain peak are determined to be in the range of 1.1–1.4, where the thermal effect is carefully removed. Employing the self-mixing interferometry technique, the above-threshold LBFs are measured to be around 2.2, which do not increase with increasing pump current.This work reports the linewidth broadening factor (LBF) of a continuous-wave interband cascade laser operated both below and above threshold. Using the Hakki-Paoli method, the below-threshold LBFs around the gain peak are determined to be in the range of 1.1–1.4, where the thermal effect is carefully removed. Employing the self-mixing interferometry technique, the above-threshold LBFs are measured to be around 2.2, which do not increase with increasing pump current.

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