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Analysis of a multistable semiconductor light amplifier

Journal Article · · IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States)
A multistable operation in semiconductor laser amplifiers, based upon the carrier density dependence of the active region refractive index, is proposed. Simple analytical expressions describing the optical multistability are given, using the so-called antiguidance factor, which is the ratio of the decrease in the real refractive index to the increase in the imaginary refractive index.
Research Organization:
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corp., Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
OSTI ID:
6451242
Journal Information:
IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States) Vol. QE-19; ISSN IEJQA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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