Title :
Bistability and All-Optical Switching in Semiconductor Ring Lasers
Author :
Scire, Alessia ; Perez, Antonio ; Perez, Toni ; Van der Sande, Guy ; Colet, Pere ; Mirasso, Claudio R. ; Balle, Salvador
Author_Institution :
CSIC-UIB, Palma
Abstract :
We have studied the emergence of bistability and the switching properties of semiconductor ring lasers by means of a two-modes rate equations model. We find that the bistability is induced by cross-gain saturation of the two counterpropagating modes. Optical switching is theoretically predicted in a single bistable semiconductor ring laser triggered by coherent directional pulse injection, when the trigger energy exceeds a critical amount.
Keywords :
optical bistability; optical switches; ring lasers; semiconductor lasers; bistability properties; coherent directional pulse injection; cross-gain saturation; optical switching; semiconductor ring lasers; switching properties; two-modes rate equations model; Equations; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Ring lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Spontaneous emission; Lasers; Optical logic; Semiconductor lasers; ring;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-1249-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296129
