Title :
A novel active MMI bi-stable laser using cross-gain saturation between fundamental and first order modes
Author :
Bastawrous, H.A. ; Saikaku, H. ; Jiang, H. ; Tahara, Y. ; Matsuo, S. ; Hamamoto, K.
Author_Institution :
I-EggS, Kyushu Univ., Kasuga
Abstract :
A novel MMI-based bi-stable laser is proposed for realizing compact size. Relatively low operation current of 100 mA (8 mA hysteresis), and high ON/OFF optical power-ratio of 15 dB were successfully achieved (@L=550 mum).
Keywords :
laser modes; light interferometers; optical saturation; semiconductor lasers; active MMI bi-stable laser; cross-gain saturation; current 100 mA; first order mode; fundamental mode; multi-mode interferometer bi-stable laser diodes; on-off optical power-ratio; operation current; Hysteresis; Internet; Laser modes; Optical bistability; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Random access memory;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729461
