Modeling Quantum Noise in Nanolasers using Markov Chains
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2511.13622v1
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:27:28 GMT
- Title: Modeling Quantum Noise in Nanolasers using Markov Chains
- Authors: Matias Bundgaard-Nielsen, Gian Luca Lippi, Jesper Mørk,
- Abstract summary: We show that the laser quantum noise can be quantitatively computed for a very broad class of lasers by starting from simple and intuitive rate equations.<n>We perform an extensive comparison of different approaches for computing quantum noise in lasers, identifying the best approach for different system sizes.
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- Abstract: The random nature of spontaneous emission leads to unavoidable fluctuations in a laser's output. This is often included through random Langevin forces in laser rate equations, but this approach falls short for nanolasers. In this paper, we show that the laser quantum noise can be quantitatively computed for a very broad class of lasers by starting from simple and intuitive rate equations and merely assuming that the number of photons and excited electrons only takes discrete values. The success of the model is explained by showing that it constitutes a Markov chain, which can be derived from the full master equations. We show that in the many-photon limit, the model simplifies to Langevin equations. We perform an extensive comparison of different approaches for computing quantum noise in lasers, identifying the best approach for different system sizes, ranging from nanolasers to macroscopic lasers, and different levels of excitation, i.e., cavity photon number. In particular, we find that the numerical solution to the Langevin equations is inaccurate below the laser threshold, while the laser Markov chain model, on the other hand, is accurate for all pump values and laser sizes when collective emitter effects are excluded.
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