Polarized optical injection in long-wavelength vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers

A. Hurtado; K. Schires; N. Khan; R. Al-Seyab; I. D. Henning; M. J. Adams

doi:10.1117/12.886290

Polarized optical injection in long-wavelength vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers

A. Hurtado^*
, K. Schires
, N. Khan
, R. Al-Seyab
, I. D. Henning
, M. J. Adams

^*Corresponding author for this work

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We report a comprehensive study of the effects of polarized optical injection in long-wavelength Vertical-Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (LW-VCSELs) emitting at the telecom wavelength of 1550nm. We analyze the properties of the polarization switching and bistability that can be induced in a 1550nm-VCSEL under orthogonal and arbitrary polarized optical injection. Additionally, we study the injection locking bandwidth of these devices when subject to different polarized optical injection. Furthermore, we also analyze the relationship existing between the injection locking bandwidth and the polarization switching range when the device is subject to orthogonally-polarized optical injection. Finally, we have identified regions of different nonlinear dynamics outside the injection locking bandwidth, including regions of periodic dynamics (such as limit cycle and period doubling) and chaos when these devices are subject to parallel and to orthogonal optical injection. This rich variety of nonlinear effects observed at 1550nm offers exciting prospects for novel practical uses of VCSELs in optical switching/routing applications in optical networks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	Integrated Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	8069
ISBN (Print)	9780819486585
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886290
Publication status	Published - 13 Jul 2011
Event	Integrated Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications - Prague, United Kingdom Duration: 18 Apr 2011 → 20 Apr 2011

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Conference	Integrated Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Prague
Period	18/04/11 → 20/04/11

Keywords

nonlinear laser dynamics
optical injection
polarization switching
stability maps
VCSELs

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Hurtado, A., Schires, K., Khan, N., Al-Seyab, R., Henning, I. D., & Adams, M. J. (2011). Polarized optical injection in long-wavelength vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Integrated Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications (Vol. 8069). Article 806906 SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886290

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Hurtado, A, Schires, K, Khan, N, Al-Seyab, R, Henning, ID & Adams, MJ 2011, Polarized optical injection in long-wavelength vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers. in Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Integrated Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications. vol. 8069, 806906, SPIE, Integrated Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications, Prague, United Kingdom, 18/04/11. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886290

Polarized optical injection in long-wavelength vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers. / Hurtado, A.; Schires, K.; Khan, N. et al.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Integrated Photonics: Materials, Devices, and Applications. Vol. 8069 SPIE, 2011. 806906.

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