Title :
Power and frequency dependence of hysteresis in optically bistable injection locked VCSELs
Author :
Hong, Y. ; Spencer, P.S. ; Shore, K.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf., Wales Univ., Bangor, UK
fDate :
4/26/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical bistability in an injection-locked vertical cavity surface emitting semiconductor laser subject to parallel optical injection has been observed. It is shown that the width of the bistability loop may be enhanced by increasing the injection power and the frequency detuning
Keywords :
hysteresis; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; optical bistability; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSELs; bistability loop; frequency dependence; frequency detuning; hysteresis; injection power; injection-locked vertical cavity surface emitting semiconductor laser; optical bistability; optically bistable injection locked VCSELs; parallel optical injection; power dependence; vertical cavity surface emitting semiconductor laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010386
