Title :
All-optical oscillator based on a single bistable Vertical-Cavity Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (VCSOA)
Author :
Zhang, Haijiang ; Marki, Christopher F. ; Gross, Matthias ; Wen, Pengyue ; Esener, Sadik
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Univ. of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Abstract :
A novel all-optical oscillator is demonstrated for the first time by employing a cascadable VCSOA inverter in a closed optical loop, which generates a self-sustained square-like waveform with ~80 ps switching time and 5:1 extinction ratio.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; optical bistability; oscillators; semiconductor optical amplifiers; square-wave generators; all-optical oscillator; cascadable VCSOA inverter; closed optical loop; extinction ratio; self-sustained square-like waveform; single bistable VCSOA; vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier; Extinction ratio; Inverters; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical polarization; Optical recording; Oscillators; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices; (250.5980) Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
