All-Optical Set-Reset Operation of a Bistable Semiconductor Laser Intracavity-Coupled to a Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 465-467

  Robert, F ^a   Fortusini, D ^a   Tang, C L ^a  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical bistability; Optical control; Optical memories; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000848575     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.841254     Document Type: Article

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