Optical bistability and nonlinear resonance in a resonant-type semiconductor laser amplifier

31 March 1983

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 19 (7) , 262-263
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19830181

Abstract

We report here on the first observation of hysteresis in the asymmetrical tuning curve of a semiconductor laser operating as a resonant-type amplifier. This bistable amplification resulting from a nonlinear resonance phenomenon is caused by the dependence of the refractive index on the injected carrier density.

Keywords

RESONANT-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AMPLIFIER
HYSTERESIS
INJECTED CARRIER DENSITY
OPTICAL BISTABILITY
ASYMMETRICAL TUNING CURVE
REFRACTIVE INDEX
NONLINEAR RESONANCE

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