Title :
Mapping of transverse mode locking and switching in VCSELs under orthogonal optical injection
Author :
Gatare, I. ; Valle, A. ; Panajotov, K. ; Sciamanna, M.
Author_Institution :
LMOPS CNRS UMR-7132, Metz
Abstract :
An experimental and theoretical investigation of polarization switching (PS) and transverse mode locking of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) subject to orthogonal optical injection was provided. Experimental mapping of the polarization switching and transverse modes competition in the plane of frequency detuning vs. injection power was performed. It is shown that PS is achieved with bistability over the whole frequency detuning range.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical bistability; optical switches; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; bistability; frequency detuning; injection power; orthogonal optical injection; polarization switching; transverse mode locking; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Master-slave; Optical polarization; Photonics; Physics; Stimulated emission; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386026
