Optical spectral bistability in a semiconductor fiber ring laser through gain saturation in an SOA

Lei Xu; Bing C. Wang; Varghese Baby; Ivan Glesk; Paul R. Prucnal

doi:10.1109/68.980477

Optical spectral bistability in a semiconductor fiber ring laser through gain saturation in an SOA

Lei Xu, Bing C. Wang, Varghese Baby, Ivan Glesk, Paul R. Prucnal

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In this letter, we demonstrate the operation of optical bistability in a widely tunable semiconductor fiber ring laser, using a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The laser can be operated in two bistable states: the spectrum of the first state has one main lasing peak with very narrow linewidth, and the second state has simultaneous oscillation of two main peaks at different wavelengths. The two bistable states can be switched to each other using either electrical or optical methods. We further explain the bistable operation using the theory of two-mode competition through gain saturation in SOA.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	149-151
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/68.980477
State	Published - Feb 2002

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

Optical bistability
Optical logic devices
Ring lasers
Semiconductor optical amplifiers
Wavelength-division multiplexing

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Optical spectral bistability in a semiconductor fiber ring laser through gain saturation in an SOA

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