Title :
Directional and wavelength multi-stability realized by a novel retro-reflector micro-cavity based semiconductor ring laser
Author :
Wang, Zhuoran ; Yuan, Guohui ; Verschaffelt, Guy ; Danckaert, Jan ; Yu, Siyuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol
Abstract :
Directional and wavelength multi-stability characteristics of a novel retro-reflector micro-cavity based semiconductor ring laser are described, which can provide 2-bit all optical memory function in one cell.
Keywords :
laser stability; microcavities; microcavity lasers; optical storage; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; directional multistability; optical memory function; retro-reflector microcavity; semiconductor ring laser; wavelength multistability; Etching; Fiber nonlinear optics; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasma temperature; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729377
