Title :
All-Optical Two-mode Switching in Semiconductor Ring Lasers
Author :
Scirè, Alessandro ; Colet, Pere ; Perez, Toni ; Mirasso, Claudio
Author_Institution :
Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados (IMEDEA), Campus Universitat Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca Spain. scire@imedea.uib.es
Abstract :
We have theoretically investigated the bifurcation scenario that leads to the emergence of a bistable regime in a two-mode model for a Semiconductor Ring Laser. Furthermore, we analyzed the switching properties of a single Semiconductor Ring Laser under coherent optical injection.
Keywords :
Equations; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical bistability; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801385
