Le Journal de Physique Colloques

OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AMPLIFIERS

M.J. Adams

Published Jun 1, 1988• 5 citations

Abstract

The basic physical mechanism of OB in semiconductor laser amplifiers is discussed and a review given of the current state-of-the-art in theoretical and experimental studies.

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1988213

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