Effects of optical feedback on vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: experiment and model

Author

Balle, S. ; Tredicce, J.R. ; Giudici, M. ; Ackermann, T. ; Ballard, S.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Fisica Interdisciplinar, CSIC-UIB, Palma, Spain

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

3-4 Dec 1998

Firstpage

167

Abstract

We show that the output power of a VCSEL under optical feedback can display instabilities whose origin is associated to the interplay between the two linear polarization states of the optical field. In particular, we study the behavior of the VCSEL with optical feedback as a function of the injection current. We show that for perfect phase matching and alignment of the external cavity, the output power is stable, although anti-phase oscillations of the two linear polarization components occur

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser feedback; laser stability; laser theory; light polarisation; optical phase matching; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; alignment; anti-phase oscillations; external cavity; instabilities; linear polarization components; linear polarization states; optical feedback; optical field; output power; output power stability; perfect phase matching; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Electrons; Laser feedback; Laser modes; Mirrors; Optical feedback; Optical polarization; Power generation; Reflectivity; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4947-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1998.739514

Filename

739514