Electronics Letters · 1987 · 11 citations · 5 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptoelectronicsPhotonicsSemiconductor DevicesLaser DiodesOptical Properties Of SemiconductorsOptical SwitchingOptoelectronic DevicesSemiconductor HeterostructuresSemiconductor LasersBistable MechanismsHeterostructure LasersHeterostructure OptoelectronicsOptical BistabilityQuantum Well Laser DiodesQuantum Well LasersResonant Tunneling DevicesSemiconductor Laser Diodes
A new type of optically bistable operation using a resonant tunnelling effect has been achieved for InGaAs/lnAIAs MQW laser diodes for the first time. A clear optical bistability with a large on/off ratio was observed in the light output/voltage characteristics. Optical memory operation was also obtained with this MQW laser diode.
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Room-temperature excitonic optical bistability in a GaAs-GaAlAs superlattice étalon
H. M. Gibbs, S. S. Tarng, J. L. Jewell et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 1982 · 238 citations