Issue
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Number C2, Juin 1988
Optical Bistability - IV
Page(s) C2-63 - C2-68
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1988214
Optical Bistability - IV

J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C2-63-C2-68

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1988214

OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN ACTIVE DEVICES

Hitoshi KAWAGUCHI

NTT Opto-Electronics Laboratories, 3-1, Morinosato, Wakamiya, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa, 243-01, Japan


Abstract
Recent progress in the study of both absorptive and dispersive bistability in semiconductor lasers is reviewed. Inhomogeneously excited semiconductor lasers as an absorptive case and resonant type laser diode amplifiers as a dispersive case, are described.