Title :
Optical bistability in a semiconductor fiber laser incorporating an electro-absorption modulator
Author :
Depa, Michal ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC
Abstract :
We demonstrate optical bistability in a semiconductor fiber laser incorporating an electro-absorption modulator. The width of the bistable region can be controlled by simple adjustment of the laser operating parameters.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; fibre lasers; optical bistability; semiconductor optical amplifiers; electro-absorption modulator; laser operating parameters; optical bistability; semiconductor fiber laser; Fiber lasers; Optical bistability; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610635
