Optical Injection in semiconductor ring lasers:l backfire dynamics

Lendert Gelens, Stefano Beri, Guy Van Der Sande, Jan Danckaert, N. Calabretta, H.j. Dorren, R. Nötzel, E. Bente, M. Smith

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Abstract

We report on directional mode switching in semiconductor ring lasers through optical injection co-propagating with the lasing mode. The understanding of this novel feature in ring lasers is based on the particular structure of a two-dimensional asymptotic phase space. Our theoretical results are verified numerically and experimentally. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10968-10974
Number of pages7
JournalOpt. Express
Volume16
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • BISTABILITY; BEHAVIOR

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