Title :
Dispersive Optical Bistability in Quantum Wells With Logarithmic Gain
Author :
Vivero, Tania ; Rivas-Moscoso, José Manuel ; González-Marcos, Ana Pilar ; Martín-Pereda, José Antonio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonic Technol., Univ. Politec. de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
We present an analytical model for studying optical bistability in semiconductor lasers that exhibit a logarithmic dependence of the optical gain on carrier concentration. Model results are shown for a Fabry-Pe¿rot quantum-well laser and compared with the predictions of a commercial computer-aided design (CAD) software tool.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot resonators; carrier density; optical bistability; optical dispersion; quantum well lasers; Fabry-Perot laser; carrier concentration; dispersive optical bistability; logarithmic gain; quantum well lasers; semiconductor lasers; Dispersion; Distributed feedback devices; Equations; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Optical bistability; hysteresis; logarithmic gain; numerical modeling; optical communications; quantum-well;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.2010.2044974
