Title :
Four-wave mixing and bistability in a semiconductor laser under intermodal injection
Author :
Schanne, P. ; Heinrich, H.-J. ; Elsasser, W.E. ; Gobel, E.O.
Author_Institution :
Philipps Universitat
Abstract :
Intermodal injection in a GaAlAs-semiconductor laser leading to nearly degenerate four-wave mixing is investigated experimentally and by computer simulation. The four-wave mixing regime is shown to be asymmetric and bistable with respect to frequency.
Keywords :
Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser tuning; Optical bistability; Probes; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference , 1992. Conference Digest. 13th IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kagazwa, Japan
Print_ISBN :
4-930813-51-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.1992.763597
