Localized traveling waves in VCSELs with filtered optical feedback

Author

Scroggie, A.J. ; Naumenko, Aleksey ; Ackemann, T. ; Loiko, N.A. ; Firth, W.J.

Author_Institution

NASB, Minsk

fYear

2007

fDate

17-22 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

A model which supports grating-controlled transverse traveling wave modes in VCSELs with an external cavity is developed. An annular spatial filter is introduced into the external cavity to control the dynamical complexity of the system. This work shows that this system support cavity solitons in the form of localized traveling waves (LTW) (and localized standing waves) on a stable dark (nonlasing) background.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; optical filters; optical solitons; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; annular spatial filter; cavity solitons; dark background; external cavity; filtered optical feedback; grating-controlled transverse traveling wave modes; localized standing waves; localized traveling waves; Communications technology; Laser modes; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical solitons; Physics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386969

Filename

4386969