Title :
Optical Bistability and Nonlinear Gain in a 1550 nm-Vertical Cavity Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (VCSOA) with High On-Off Contrast Ratio
Author :
Hurtado, A. ; Henning, I.D. ; Adams, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Essex Univ., Colchester
Abstract :
This paper reports on the experimental observation of power and wavelength optical bistability (OB) and nonlinear gain in a 1550 nm- vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA) biased just below threshold and operated in reflection. Two different shapes of power and wavelength OB and nonlinear gain, anticlockwise and clockwise, have been experimentally observed, both with high on-off contrast ratio.
Keywords :
amplification; nonlinear optics; optical bistability; semiconductor optical amplifiers; nonlinear gain; on-off contrast ratio; optical bistability; vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength 1550 nm; Clocks; Logic gates; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical refraction; Power measurement; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Shape; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4385910
