Title :
Proposal of an optical triggering scheme for bistable semiconductor lasers: combination with photoconductors
Author :
Liu, Hui-fen ; Hashimoto, Yo ; Kamiya, Toshio
Author_Institution :
University of Tokyo, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A cascadable optical triggering scheme for a bistable injection laser is proposed. By combining a tandem-structure bistable semiconductor laser and a pair of photoconductors, both switch-on and switch-off operations can be performed optically. Bistable operation at a repetitive frequency of 100 MHz is demonstrated with discrete devices.
Keywords :
optical bistability; photoconducting devices; semiconductor junction lasers; switching; bistable injection laser; cascadable scheme; optical triggering scheme; photoconductors; semiconductor lasers; tandem-structure;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870384
