Coupled injection microlasers with saturable absorber as optical model of a neuron

A laser structure consisting of several coupled injection lasers with saturable absorber, running in a hard mode of turn on, is discussed as optical model of a neuron. The essential properties of two principal neuron components, axon and soma, may be simulated by such a structure. The vertical cavity surface emitting lasers with two parallel p-n junctions are considered as the most convenient active elements for this structure. ©2005 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Authors
Reutov A.T. 1, 2 , Voloschenko Y.I. 1
Journal
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Publisher
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA, United States
Language
English
Pages
237-240
Status
Published
DOI
10.1117/12.262645
Volume
2969
Year
1996
Organizations
  • 1 Russian People's Friendship University, Dep. of Radiophysics
  • 2 Kv. 25, korp.2, dom.25, Marshal Jukov prosp., 123423 Moscow, Russian Federation
Keywords
Optical data processing; Semiconductor junctions; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Active elements; Hard modes; Laser structures; Micro lasers; Optical models; P-n junctions; Running in; Saturable absorbers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Lasers
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