• DocumentCode
    521204
  • Title

    Bistable wavelength switching in a two-section quantum-dot mode-locked diode laser

  • Author

    Feng, Mingming ; Mirin, Richard P. ; Silverman, Kevin L. ; Cundiff, Steven T.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate the wavelength-switching dynamics of a bistable two-section quantum-dot diode laser. The switching time between the two stable wavelengths is about 150 ps, which corresponds to two round trips in the laser.
  • Keywords
    Communication switching; Diode lasers; Laser stability; Optical bistability; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Space vector pulse width modulation; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500815