All-optical bistable switching dynamics in 1.55-μm two-segment strained multiquantum-well distributed-feedback lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 342-355

  Zhou, Jianying ^a   Cada, M ^b   Makino, T ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bistability; Distributed feedback lasers; Dynamics; Laser diodes; Optical switches; Quantum well lasers

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; LASER PULSES; LASER RESONATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTONS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SWITCHING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION SATURATION; ALL OPTICAL BISTABLE SWITCHING; ALL OPTICAL SET RESET; LASER CAVITY; MAXIMUM REPETITION FREQUENCY; MULTIQUANTUM WELL DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; PHOTON DENSITY; SWITCHING DYNAMICS; SWITCHING RESPONSE;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0031075963     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.554387     Document Type: Article

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