Optical switching in two-mode semiconductor lasers via gain or loss modulation
Resource
Electronics Letters
Journal
Electronics Letters
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
8
Pages
682-684
Date Issued
1997
Author(s)
Abstract
The authors demonstrate an optical switching mechanism based on two-mode lasers in which testability does not exist. Both theoretical analysis and experiment show that a small amount of gain or loss modulation is sufficient to cause switching between two oscillating modes.
Subjects
Optical switches; Semiconductor junction lasers
Other Subjects
Light modulation; Optical bistability; Optical switches; Optical switching mechanism; Semiconductor lasers
Type
journal article