Title :
Low power optical bistability in 1550 nm VCSOAs
Author :
Jorgesen, Douglas R. ; Marki, Christopher F. ; Zhang, Haijiang ; Wen, Pengyue ; Esener, Sadik
Author_Institution :
University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., 92093, USA
Abstract :
Clockwise and counterclockwise bistability are demonstrated in 1550 nm VCSOAs at input powers two orders of magnitude lower than previously. Butterfly bistability is also observed for the first time in VCSOAs.
Keywords :
Clocks; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical control; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical signal processing; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431439
