Correlation between polarization modes in VCSEL with optical feedback

Chi-Hak Uy (1) , Damien Rontani (1) , Stefan Breuer , Marc Sciamanna (1)

1 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes

Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) with isotropic optical feedback are studied especially in the so-called low frequency fluctuations regime. Correlation properties between linear polarizations are analyzed both analytically and numerically. The RF spectrum shows a double peak structure close to the external cavity frequency which can be predicted by our adapted Spin-Flip Model (SFM). We provide here numerical evidence of the interplay between modes and anti- modes which are solutions of the stability analysis of the VCSEL with feedback and demonstrate that this interplay is responsible for the double peak structure. © (2017) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

Keywords: Feedback; Polarization; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Atomic force microscope; Atomic force microscopy

Domains: Nonlinear Sciences [physics]; Engineering Sciences [physics]; Optics / Photonic

Chi-Hak Uy, Damien Rontani, Stefan Breuer, Marc Sciamanna. Correlation between polarization modes in VCSEL with optical feedback. SPIE Photonics West, Jan 2017, San Francisco (California), United States. pp.101220P-101220P-7, ⟨10.1117/12.2253640⟩. ⟨hal-01499173⟩