Title :
Analysis of a multistable semiconductor light amplifier
Author :
Otsuka, Kenju ; Iwamura, Hidetoshi
Author_Institution :
NTT Public Corp., Musashino-shi, Tokyo, Japan
fDate :
7/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A multistable operation in semiconductor laser amplifiers, based upon the carrier density dependence of the active region refractive index, is proposed. Simple analytical expressions describing the optical multistability are given, using the so-called antiguidance factor, which is the ratio of the decrease in the real refractive index to the increase in the imaginary refractive index.
Keywords :
Laser amplifiers; Optical refraction; Semiconductor lasers; Electrons; Laser modes; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1983.1072006
