Title :
Multiple bistability and multistability in a fabry-perot laser diode amplifier
Author :
Kawaguchi, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
Opto-Electron. Lab., NTT, Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
9/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The experimental observation of multiple bistability is reported, for the first time, in a semiconductor laser system using a laser diode amplifier with a long Fabry-Perot cavity. The condition for realization of multistability in a laser diode amplifier is also studied theoretically in connection with the gain saturation through the rate equation analysis.
Keywords :
Bistability, optical; Fabry - Perot resonators; Laser amplifiers; Laser stability; Optical bistability; Semiconductor lasers; Diode lasers; Fabry-Perot; Logic devices; Optical amplifiers; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical saturation; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1987.1073533
