Title :
Bistability and switching with very high contrast ratio in an optically-injected 1550nm-QDash Fabry-Perot laser
Author :
Hurtado, A. ; Nami, M. ; Henning, I.D. ; Adams, M.J. ; Lester, L.F.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK
Abstract :
A first experimental observation of different shapes of bistability and nonlinear switching with very high on-off contrast ratio (exceeding 180:1) is reported in an optically-injected 1550nm-QDash Fabry-Perot nanostructure laser.
Keywords :
laser stability; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical bistability; optical switches; quantum dash lasers; bistability; nonlinear switching; on-off contrast ratio; optically-injected 1550nm-QDash Fabry-Perot nanostructure laser; wavelength 1550 nm; Measurement by laser beam; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical bistability; Optical switches; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2012 23rd IEEE International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0828-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2012.6348354
