Subharmonic stochastic synchronization in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Author

Verschaffelt, Guy ; Van der Sande, Guy ; Danckaert, Jan ; Mirasso, Claudio R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys. & Photonics, Vrije Univ., Brussels, Belgium

fYear

2005

fDate

12-17 June 2005

Firstpage

27

Abstract

This study demonstrates the occurrence of subharmonic stochastic synchronization or ghost resonance in a bistable system, using a polarization switching vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). This work investigates the response of such polarization switching VCSEL subject simultaneously to two (or more) weak periodic input current and a Gaussian white noise. Finally, this paper discusses how these experimental results can be described theoretically using a two mode intensity rate equation model.

Keywords

Gaussian noise; laser cavity resonators; optical bistability; optical switches; surface emitting lasers; synchronisation; white noise; Gaussian white noise; bistable system; ghost resonance; intensity rate equation model; periodic input current; polarization switching; stochastic synchronization; subharmonic synchronization; two mode rate equation model; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Laser modes; Laser noise; Laser theory; Polarization; Stochastic processes; Stochastic resonance; Stochastic systems; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; White noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8973-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567199

Filename

1567199