Polarization square-wave switching in orthogonally delay-coupled semiconductor lasers

Cristina Masoller (1) , Marc Sciamanna (2) , Athanasios Gavrielides (3)

1 Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear
2 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes
3 AFRL/EOARD - Air Force Research Laboratory

Simulations based on semiconductor laser rate equations, extended to take into account time-delayed orthogonal optical coupling, show transient square-waves before a steady-state is reached. In the steady-state the lasers emit either orthogonal linearly polarized modes, or mix-modes where both polarizations coexist. The influence of various model parameters on the duration of the transient dynamics is investigated.

Domaines: Optique / photonique

Cristina Masoller, Marc Sciamanna, Athanasios Gavrielides. Polarization square-wave switching in orthogonally delay-coupled semiconductor lasers. ENOC 2011, Jul 2011, Rome, Italy. 2 p. ⟨hal-00630037⟩