Mode-coupling effects on the small-signal modulation of multitransverse-mode vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers

Author

Satuby, Yinon ; Orenstein, Meir

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel

Volume

35

Issue

6

fYear

1999

fDate

6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

944

Lastpage

954

Abstract

We explored in detail the dynamics of multitransverse-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), which are important for optical interconnection applications. We found that the small-signal modulation response exhibits a rich structure including multiresonance peaks as well as response notches. The detailed theoretical and experimental study enabled us to attribute the various features to the coupling level between the participating modes. The generality of the predictions was tested and approved for several types of multitransverse-mode VCSELs and even for a coherent VCSEL array

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; laser modes; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; VCSELs; coherent VCSEL array; mode-coupling effects; multitransverse-mode VCSELs; multitransverse-mode vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers; optical interconnection applications; small-signal modulation; small-signal modulation response; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Optical fiber devices; Optical interconnections; Protons; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Testing; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.766838

Filename

766838