Hurtado, A and Nami, M and Henning, ID and Adams, MJ and Lester, LF (2012) 'Bistability patterns and nonlinear switching with very high contrast ratio in a 1550 nm quantum dash semiconductor laser.' Applied Physics Letters, 101 (16). p. 161117. ISSN 0003-6951
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Abstract
We report on the experimental observation of optical bistability (OB) and nonlinear switching (NS) in a nanostructure laser; specifically a 1550 nm quantum dash Fabry-Perot laser subject to external optical injection and operated in reflection. Different shapes of optical bistability and nonlinear switching, anticlockwise and clockwise, with very high on-off contrast ratio (up to 180:1) between output states were experimentally measured. These results added to the potential of nanostructure lasers for enhanced performance offer promise for use in fast all-optical signal processing applications in optical networks. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Elements |
Depositing User: | Elements |
Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2013 11:26 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2022 00:19 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/5523 |
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