Optical Injection and Lasing Dynamics in Long-Wavelength VCSELs With Intracavity Patterning

Author

Long, Christopher M. ; Mickovic, Zlatko ; Ellafi, Dalila ; Dwir, Benjamin ; Iakovlev, Vladimir ; Sirbu, Alexei ; Mereuta, Alexandru ; Caliman, Andrei ; Kapon, Eli

Author_Institution

Lab. of Phys. of Nanostruct., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

Volume

21

Issue

6

fYear

2015

fDate

Nov.-Dec. 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

9

Abstract

We present the static and optical injection response of wafer-fused long-wavelength VCSELs with and without intracavity patterning. It is found that the extra optical cavity patterning increases the gain anisotropy between orthogonal polarization modes, increasing the polarization stability, and influencing the dynamic response of the device. Dynamics features are summarized on maps in the injection power-master/slave detuning plane, and good agreement is obtained with the spin-flip model of VCSEL polarization modes.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser modes; laser stability; light polarisation; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; device dynamic response; gain anisotropy; injection power-master/slave detuning plane; intracavity patterning; lasing dynamics; optical injection; orthogonal polarization modes; polarization stability; spin-flip model; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; wafer-fused long-wavelength VCSEL; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Optical attenuators; Optical polarization; Oscillators; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Laser dynamics; VCSEL; laser dynamics; optical injection locking; polarization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSTQE.2015.2445212

Filename

7123557