Transverse Mode Switching and Locking in Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers Subject to Orthogonal Optical Injection

• Published in: IEEE journal of quantum electronics Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 322 - 333
• Main Authors: Valle, A., Gatare, I., Panajotov, K., Sciamanna, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.04.2007; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Bistability; Engineering Sciences; Frequency; Injection locking; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lasers; nonlinear dynamics; Optical bistability; Optical losses; Optical polarization; Optical switches; Optics; Photonic; Physics; Polarization; polarization switching; Spectra; Strength; Surface emitting lasers; Switches; Switching; transverse modes; Vertical cavity surface emission lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL); laser cavity resonators; surface emitting lasers; laser modes; light polarisation; optical switches; laser mode locking; optical bistability; semiconductor lasers

In this paper, we report on theoretical and experimental investigation on polarization and transverse mode behavior of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) under orthogonal optical injection as a function of the injection strength and of the detuning between the injection frequency and t...