Wavelength-tunable optical spectral bistability in a ring laser using a semiconductor optical amplifier

B. Wang; V. Baby; I. Glesk; P. Prucnal

doi:10.1109/LEOS.2001.969031

Wavelength-tunable optical spectral bistability in a ring laser using a semiconductor optical amplifier

B. Wang^*, V. Baby, I. Glesk, P. Prucnal

^*Corresponding author for this work

Electronic And Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

Semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) was used to analyze wavelength-tunable optical spectral bistability in ring lasers. Switching of laser from one bistable state to another by using optical control methods was also demonstrated. The operation was observed by varying the bias current of SOA. Analysis suggested that tuning of polarizer and polarization controller in laser cavity helped in obtaining bistable operation at different wavelengths.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	748-749
Number of pages	2
Journal	IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2001.969031
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2001
Event	14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers-and-Electro-Optics-Society - San Diego, United States Duration: 11 Nov 2001 → 15 Nov 2001

Keywords

wavelength-tunable
optical
spectral
bistability
ring laser
semiconductor optical amplifier

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Wavelength-tunable optical spectral bistability in a ring laser using a semiconductor optical amplifier

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