Title :
All-optical response of semiconductor ring laser bistable to duo optical injections
Author :
Li, Bei ; Memon, Muhammad Irfan ; Yuan, Guohui ; Wang, Zhuoran ; Yu, Siyuan ; Mezosi, Gabor ; Sorel, Marc
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., Bristol
Abstract :
The all-optical response of a semiconductor ring laser to two optical injections demonstrates very digital hysteresis with externally controllable switching threshold, enabling the device to be used for all-optical pulse regeneration.
Keywords :
hysteresis; optical bistability; optical pulse generation; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; all-optical pulse regeneration; bistability; digital hysteresis; duo optical injections; semiconductor ring laser; switching threshold; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; (130.3750) Optical logic devices; (140.3560) Lasers, ring;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
