Mapping of transverse mode locking and switching in VCSELs under orthogonal optical injection

Ignace Gatare (1, 2) , Ángel Valle (3) , Krassimir Panajotov (2) , Marc Sciamanna (1)

1 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes
2 TONA - Department of Applied Physics and Photonics [Brussels]
3 IFCA - Instituto de Fisica de Cantabria

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.

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Optics / Photonic

Ignace Gatare, Ángel Valle, Krassimir Panajotov, Marc Sciamanna. Mapping of transverse mode locking and switching in VCSELs under orthogonal optical injection. CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2007, Jun 2007, Munich, Germany. pp.1-1, ⟨10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386026⟩. ⟨hal-00258726⟩