DocumentCode
910102
Title
Bistable operation of CW junction lasers due to saturable absorbing centers
Author
Ripper, J.E. ; Paoli, T.L.
Volume
58
Issue
1
fYear
1970
Firstpage
178
Lastpage
179
Abstract
The observation of bistable operation of CW GaAs junction lasers due to the introduction of saturable absorbing centers throughout the active medium of the laser is reported for the first time. Analysis shows that explanation of the observations requires an average differential quantum efficiency greater than one, thus confirming the presence of the saturable absorbers.
Keywords
Diodes; Heat sinks; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Optical bistability; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Pump lasers; Temperature; Thermal resistance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1970.7582
Filename
1449512
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