Title :
Optically triggered polarisation bistability in GaInAsP twin stripe injection lasers using integrated devices
Author :
Linton, R.S. ; White, Ian H. ; Carroll, J.E. ; Singh, Jaskirat ; Adams, M.J. ; Henning, I.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Cambridge Univ.
fDate :
9/15/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A bistable polarisation switching element and optical triggering source has been produced by etching a facet in a twin stripe semiconductor laser. The switching element is formed by a pair of stripe segments at one end of the device and triggered with short light pulses from the other two segments. Detector limited switching risetimes have been measured at 250 ps
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; optical bistability; semiconductor junction lasers; 250 ps; GaInAsP; III-V semiconductors; bistable polarisation switching element; integrated devices; nonlinear optics; optical triggering source; polarisation bistability; semiconductor laser; short light pulses; switching risetimes; twin stripe injection lasers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
