OBSERVATION OF SWITCHING RELATED TO BISTABILITY BETWEEN 2 CROSS-COUPLED LATERAL-MODES IN TWIN-STRIPE LASERS

Authors
WATANABE M FUJIKI H MUKAI S OGURA M YAJIMA H SHIMOYAMA K GOTOH H
Citation
M. Watanabe et al., OBSERVATION OF SWITCHING RELATED TO BISTABILITY BETWEEN 2 CROSS-COUPLED LATERAL-MODES IN TWIN-STRIPE LASERS, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 30(10), 1994, pp. 2232-2234
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
30
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2232 - 2234
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1994)30:10<2232:OOSRTB>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Switching between two cross-coupled lateral modes in gain-guided twin- stripe lasers has been experimentally observed with current injection of nominally identical pulses, which strongly indicates bistability. N ear- and far-field patterns at both facets are presented, which clearl y shows a skewed light field which couples from under one stripe to un der the other. Cross-coupled mode operation was obtained only for rela tively long cavity lasers, which is consistent with the theory for twi n-stripe lasers with high interstripe gain.