Title :
Optically injected semiconductor lasers for network transmission and switching
Author :
Adams, M.J. ; Chlouverakis, K. ; Al-Aswad, K. ; Hurtado, A. ; Henning, I.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
Abstract :
Recent results on optically injected lasers are reviewed in the context of network transmission and all-optical switching. Emphasis is placed on understanding the fundamental physical mechanisms determining the operating conditions for stable injection locking between master and slave lasers. Two-section lasers are found to offer an additional degree of freedom that is capable of giving an enhanced locking region compared to a single-section optically-injected laser.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication switching; all-optical switching; injection locking; master laser; network switching; network transmission; nonlinear laser dynamics; optically injected semiconductor laser; slave laser; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9236-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2005.1506106
