Title :
Optically triggered polarisation bistable switching in laser diodes with external cavities
Author :
Kawaguchi, H. ; Irie, T.
Author_Institution :
Yamagata Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The new pitchfork bifurcation-like polarisation bistability in laser diodes has been observed experimentally by using the two-armed polarisation-selective external cavity configuration. All-optical flipflop operation has been successfully demonstrated by using both TE and TM trigger inputs.
Keywords :
flip-flops; laser beam applications; laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; optical bistability; optical logic; optical switches; semiconductor junction lasers; TE trigger inputs; TM trigger inputs; bistable LD; laser diodes; optical flip-flop operation; optically triggered switching; pitchfork bifurcation-like polarisation bistability; polarisation bistable switching; polarisation-selective external cavity; semiconductor lasers; two-armed cavity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921047
