Abstract:All-optical flip-flop has been demonstrated experimentally based on our optical bistable hybrid square-rectangular lasers. In this paper, dual-mode rate equations are utilized for studying the optical bistability in the two-section hybrid-coupled semiconductor laser. A phenomenological gain spectrum model is constructed for considering the mode competition in gain section and saturable absorption effect in the absorptive section in a wide wavelength range. The mechanisms of the optical bistability are verified… Show more
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