Optical switching with VCSELs

Author

Sciamanna, Marc ; Gatare, Ignace ; Tabaka, Andrzej ; Triginer, Marc ; Thienpont, Hugo ; Panajotov, Krassimir

Author_Institution

Supelec, Ecole Superieure d´´Electr., Metz, France

fYear

2005

fDate

12-17 June 2005

Firstpage

479

Abstract

In this paper, we have reviewed the switching properties of VCSELs and summarized the recent original results concerning polarization switching and transverse mode dynamics in VCSELs with optical injection or time-delayed optical feedback. Mathematical continuation techniques for ordinary differential equations allow us to map the bifurcation boundaries in the plane of the frequency detuning versus the injection strength and then to provide insight into the origins of the VCSEL switching properties and instabilities.

Keywords

differential equations; laser feedback; laser tuning; optical switches; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; bifurcation boundaries; frequency detuning; mathematical continuation techniques; optical injection; optical switching; ordinary differential equations; polarization switching; time-delayed optical feedback; transverse mode dynamics; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical polarization; Photonics; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8974-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568257

Filename

1568257