The application claims a method for measuring the equivalent cavity length of a self-injection seed
laser, comprising a self-injection seed
laser (1) and a balanced homodyne
noise detection device (2). The method comprises the following steps: first, measuring the intensity
noise of the self-injection seed
laser under the stable operation state of the self-injection seed laser by using a photoelectric
detector, and reading the relaxation oscillation frequency of the laser in the intensity
noise spectrum; then, according to the actual parameters of the self-injection seed laser during the
laser intensity noise measurement, using a theoretical function of the laser relaxation oscillation frequency as a function curve graph with the laser equivalent cavity length as the independent variable and the laser relaxation oscillation frequency as the dependent variable; finally, equating the laser relaxation oscillation frequency value obtained in the first step with the relaxation oscillation frequency value in the theoretical
simulation function curve graph in the second step, and reading the value of the corresponding abscissa in the theoretical function curve graph, which is the equivalent cavity length of the self-injection seed laser. The application is suitable for measuring the equivalent cavity length of the self-injection seed laser under the stable operation state.