Title :
Staircase-like and bistable frequency response of self-pulsating laser diodes with optoelectronic feedback
Author :
Li, Guifang ; Chen, Jun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rochester Inst. of Technol., NY, USA
fDate :
8/28/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dynamics of self-pulsating laser diodes with optoelectronic feedback have been experimentally studied. The frequency of the intensity oscillations exhibit staircase-like dependence on the bias current at low feedback levels and bistable dependence at high feedback levels
Keywords :
laser feedback; laser frequency stability; optical bistability; semiconductor lasers; bistable frequency response; dynamics; intensity oscillations; optoelectronic feedback; self-pulsating laser diode; staircase-like frequency response;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971062
