Abstract
An experimental observation of power and wavelength optical bistability and nonlinear gain in a 1550nm vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA) operated in reflection and biased above and below threshold is reported. Two distinct types of optical bistability, clockwise and anticlockwise, are observed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 483 - 484 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Apr 2006 |
Keywords
- nonlinear optics
- semiconductor optical amplifiers
- optical bistability
- vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifier