Title :
Optical bistability in reflection-mode operation of a diode laser amplifier
Author :
Wood, David M ; Vemuri, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Indiana Univ.-Purdue Univ., Indianapolis, IN, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We report results of an experiment in which the output of a single-mode diode laser is injected into a diode laser amplifier operated close to its lasing threshold. The injected light is periodically modulated at frequencies very slow compared with the relevant relaxation frequencies within the amplifier. In contrast to most experiments, we operate the amplifier in a reflection mode instead of the transmission mode. Under the influence of the periodic modulation, the amplifier output exhibits several novel types of hysteresis and associated bistable behavior.
Keywords :
laser stability; optical bistability; semiconductor lasers; diode laser amplifier; hysteresis; light injection; optical bistability; periodic modulation; reflection-mode operation; single-mode diode laser; Diode lasers; Frequency; Hysteresis; Linear discriminant analysis; Logic gates; Operational amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical bistability; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1996. QELS '96., Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-444-0
