Polarization Dynamics in Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers Subject to Optical Injection or Current Modulation

Krassimir Panajotov (1, 2) , Ignace Gatare (1) , Michel Nizette (3) , Marc Sciamanna (4) , Hugo Thienpont (1) , Ángel Valle (5)

1 TONA - Department of Applied Physics and Photonics [Brussels]
2 ISSP - Institut of the Solid State Physics
3 ONT - Optique Nonlinéaire Théorique
4 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes
5 IFCA - Instituto de Fisica de Cantabria

We present experimental and theoretical results on polarization nonlinear dynamics in Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers subject to optical injection or current modulation. We discuss polarization switching, rich nonlinear dynamics, multi-transverse modes and their bifurcation routes.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

Krassimir Panajotov, Ignace Gatare, Michel Nizette, Marc Sciamanna, Hugo Thienpont, et al.. Polarization Dynamics in Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers Subject to Optical Injection or Current Modulation. Winter Topicals 2009, Jan 2009, Innsbruck, Austria. pp.138-139, ⟨10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771695⟩. ⟨hal-00371771⟩