Photonic Sensors, 2016, 6 (3): 268, Published Online: Oct. 20, 2016
An Analytical Study on Bistability of Fabry-Perot Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers
Abstract
Optical bistabilities have been considered to be useful for sensor applications. As a typical nonlinear device, Fabry-Perot semiconductor optical amplifiers (FPSOAs) exhibit bistability under certain conditions. In this paper, the bistable characteristics in FPSOAs are investigated theoretically. Based on Adams’s relationship between the incident optical intensity Iin and the z-independent average intracavity intensity Iav, an analytical expression of the bistable loop width in SOAs is derived. Numerical simulations confirm the accuracy of the analytical result.
Gang WANG, Shuqiang CHEN, Huajun YANG. An Analytical Study on Bistability of Fabry-Perot Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2016, 6(3): 268.