Title :
Regimes of operations of semiconductor ring lasers under optical injection and applications to optical signal processing
Author :
Calabretta, N. ; Beri, S. ; Notzel, R. ; Bente, E.A.J.M. ; Danckaert, J. ; Smit, M.K. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven
Abstract :
We present a detailed characterization of the semiconductor ring-laser operating regimes with special emphasis on the response to optical injection. Applications to an optical set/reset bistable memory and four-wave-mixing tunable THz signals generation are demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser tuning; multiwave mixing; optical bistability; optical information processing; optical storage; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; submillimetre wave generation; four-wave-mixing tunable THz signals generation; laser beam characterization; optical injection; optical reset bistable memory; optical set bistable memory; optical signal processing; semiconductor ring-laser operating regimes; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical packet switching; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; (070.4340) Nonlinear optical signal processing; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (190.1450) Bistability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
