Injection-locked Fabry-Pérot laser diodes for all-optical flip-flops

In this paper we present a full-scale multimode rate equation model of an injection-locked Fabry-Pérot semiconductor laser, analyze its stability and present new stability map. We recognize the region of the dispersive bistability, and within this region, we propose two optical switching methods, which could be employed in the realization of an all-optical flip-flop. We analyze switching times and propose methods for switching time optimization.