ABSORPTIVE OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN HYBRID LASER STRUCTURE

ICTACT Journal on Communication Technology ( Volume: 1 , Issue: 2 )

Abstract

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A hybrid bistable semiconductor laser structure consisting of an edge-emitting laser as a gain region and a vertical cavity laser as an absorber region, which translates lateral emission to vertical emission is analyzed. The device is modeled using appropriately modified rate equations and simulated using PSPICE circuit simulator. The dc sweep exhibits bistability. The hysterisis width of the bistable characteristics is found to depend on the reverse dc sweep, source resistance, and temperature. It is also noticed that the threshold currents and the hysterisis width can be controlled by the physical dimensions of gain and absorber regions and the driver circuit parameters. Turn-on delay decreases as the input current is increased.

Authors

Tan Chee Leong1, Pukhraj Vaya2
School of Photonics Science, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Republic of Korea1, Department of Electronics and Communication, Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore, India2

Keywords

Optical bistability, Edge emitting laser, Vertical cavity laser, Threshold current, Hysteresis width

Published By
ICTACT
Published In
ICTACT Journal on Communication Technology
( Volume: 1 , Issue: 2 )
Date of Publication
June 2010
Pages
76 - 79

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