Title :
Controllable and stable mode selection in a semiconductor ring laser by injection locking
Author :
Born, CJ ; Yu, S. ; Sorel, M. ; Laybourn, PJR
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
Longitudinal mode and oscillation direction of a semiconductor ring laser was selected controllably by optical injection. Stable unidirectional, single mode oscillation at set wavelength after the removal of injection signal is observed for the first time.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser modes; laser stability; optical control; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; longitudinal mode; optical injection locking; semiconductor ring laser; single mode oscillation direction; stable mode selection; Injection-locked oscillators; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser stability; Optical bistability; Optical control; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
