Power and frequency dependence of hysteresis in optically bistable injectionlocked VCSELs

Electronics Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 569-570

  Hong, Y ^a   Spencer, P S ^a   Shore, K A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; HYSTERESIS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; POLARIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0035953575     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20010386     Document Type: Article

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