Title :
Optical Bistability and Nonlinear Switching in 1550 nm VCSOAs
Author :
Hurtado, A. ; Adams, M.J. ; Henning, I.D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Essex, Colchester
Abstract :
This paper deals with the nonlinear optical behaviour of 1550 nm vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers (VCSOAs). Recent progress in studies of nonlinear gain, optical bistability and two-wavelength switching is reviewed. Functionality in the parameter space of optical power, frequency and polarisation is demonstrated experimentally and confirmed by theoretical calculations. Potential applications are foreseen in all- optical signal processing and optical switching/routing.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical bistability; semiconductor optical amplifiers; VCSOA; nonlinear gain; nonlinear optical behaviour; nonlinear switching; optical bistability; optical routing; optical signal processing; optical switching; two-wavelength switching; vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers; Clocks; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical signal processing; Power semiconductor switches; Resonance; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; all-optical switching; optical bistability; semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296132
