• DocumentCode
    911638
  • Title

    Optical bistability in distributed feedback semiconductor laser amplifiers

  • Author

    Adams, M.J. ; Wyatt, R.

  • Author_Institution
    British Telecom, BT Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    134
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    35
  • Lastpage
    40
  • Abstract
    New theoretical and experimental results are presented for optical bistability in distributed feedback amplifiers at 1.5 ¿¿m. The onset of bistability occurs at input powers as low as 1 ¿¿W, a factor of about 1000 times less than the input predicted for passive DFB structures. The transient response exhibits a large spike as the amplifier goes through a resonance, in good agreement with the theoretical prediction.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; laser theory; optical bistability; semiconductor junction lasers; 1 muW; 1.5 micron; DFB amplifiers; distributed feedback semiconductor laser amplifiers; input powers; optical bistability; resonance; transient response;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings J
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0267-3932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/ip-j.1987.0008
  • Filename
    4644298
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=911638