Title :
Optical bistability and nonlinear resonance in a resonant-type semiconductor laser amplifier
Author :
Otsuka, Kanji ; Kobayashi, S.
Author_Institution :
NTT, Musashino Electrical Communication Laboratory, Musashino, Japan
Abstract :
We report here on the first observation of hysteresis in the asymmetrical tuning curve of a semiconductor laser operating as a resonant-type amplifier. This bistable amplification resulting from a nonlinear resonance phenomenon is caused by the dependence of the refractive index on the injected carrier density.
Keywords :
amplifiers; laser tuning; optical bistability; semiconductor junction lasers; asymmetrical tuning curve; hysteresis; injected carrier density; nonlinear resonance; optical bistability; refractive index; resonant-type semiconductor laser amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830181
