All-optical switching with a dual-state, single-section quantum dot laser via optical injection

  • Boguslaw Tykalewicz
  • , David Goulding
  • , Stephen P. Hegarty
  • , Guillaume Huyet
  • , Diarmuid Byrne
  • , Richard Phelan
  • , Bryan Kelleher

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Abstract

An all-optical switching mechanism via optical injection of an InAs/GaAs quantum dot laser is presented. Relative state suppression in excess of 40 dB is achieved, and experimental switching times of the order of a few hundred picoseconds are demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4607-4610
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume39
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2014

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