• DocumentCode
    2921415
  • Title

    Bistability and Mode Switching in Microdisk Photonic Molecules

  • Author

    Ishii, S. ; Baba, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Yokohama National University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogayaku, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan Phone & Fax: +81-45-339-4258
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    30-02 Aug. 2005
  • Firstpage
    366
  • Lastpage
    367
  • Abstract
    The bistability and mode switching were observed in microdisk photonic molecule lasers with a low threshold of < 100 μW. They are well explained by the rate equation analysis including saturable absorption and nonlinear gain.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Bonding; Charge carrier density; Charge carrier lifetime; Laser modes; Microcavities; Nonlinear equations; Position measurement; Temperature; Wet etching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9242-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569447
  • Filename
    1569447