Title :
Controllable hysteresis characteristics via spatial gain overlap in multimode interferometer-based bistable laser diodes
Author :
Foda, F.F. ; Bastawrous, H.A.
Author_Institution :
German Univ. in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
While saturable absorber can control the hysteresis window width in multi-mode-interferometer bi-stable laser diodes, spatial gain overlap showed significant effect on the threshold currents of the hysteresis window.
Keywords :
hysteresis; light interferometers; optical design techniques; semiconductor lasers; controllable hysteresis window characteristics; hysteresis window width; multimode interferometer-based bistable laser diodes; optical design; spatial gain overlap; threshold current effect; Absorption; Diode lasers; Hysteresis; Mathematical model; Power generation; Simulation; Threshold current;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358749
