Title :
Optical bistability and nonlinear gain in 1.55 μm VCSOA
Author :
Hurtado, A. ; Gonzalez-Marcos, A. ; Henning, I.D. ; Adams, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
fDate :
4/13/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An experimental observation of power and wavelength optical bistability and nonlinear gain in a 1550 nm vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA) operated in reflection and biased above and below threshold is reported. Two distinct types of optical bistability, clockwise and anticlockwise, are observed.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical bistability; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1.55 micron; nonlinear gain; optical bistability; vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20060478
