Lasing mode hysteresis characteristics in semiconductor ring lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1171-1179

  Born, Chris ^a   Yuan, Guohui ^a   Wang, Zhuoran ^a   Sorel, Marc ^b   Yu, Siyuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microring; Mode hysteresis; Multi mode rate equation; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor ring laser

Indexed keywords

MICRORING; MICRORINGS; MULTIMODES; RATE EQUATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR RING LASERS;

FOUR WAVE MIXING; HYSTERESIS; LASERS; RING LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 77949717062     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2008.2003148     Document Type: Article

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