Abstract
Bistable characteristics of birefringent antiresonant reflecting-optical- waveguide (ARROW) vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers (VCSOA) under external optical injection with multi-mode profile and arbitrary polarization orientation are investigated theoretically. It is found that the presence of ARROW can realize stable single-mode bistable switching in VCSOAs. Furthermore, with suitable design of the bias current profile, it can be shown that ARROW VCSOAs with a large core diameter (i.e., ≥ 50 μ) can sustain stable single-mode bistable switching.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 5346605 |
| Pages (from-to) | 11-18 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jan 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide
- Birefringence
- Optical bistability
- Optical switching
- Vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering