Optical switching in the twin-guide Fabry-Perot laser amplifier
Journal Article
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· IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA)
- British Telecom Research Lab., Martlesham Heath, Ispwich IPS 7RE (GB)
A recently-developed theory of the twin-guide Fabry-Perot laser amplifier has been extended to include the case of optically-induced switching. The effect of feedback from the facets serves to decrease dramatically the optical power required for switching as compared to that for a traveling-wave amplifier, but at the expense of accurate control of input wavelength. Switching is predicted at input powers on the order of microwatts, in good agreement with a first experimental demonstration of the effect.
- OSTI ID:
- 5883432
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA), Journal Name: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA) Vol. 26:10; ISSN 0018-9197; ISSN IEJQA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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