DocumentCode
1485464
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
Volume
37
Issue
9
fYear
2001
fDate
4/26/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
569
Lastpage
570
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20010386
Filename
920919
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