Spontaneously appearing polarization singularities in vertical-cavity lasers with feedback

Thorsten Ackemann, Thierry Guillet

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Abstract

Topological states of fluids of light in nonlinear optical devices are attracting a lot of attention. Interest shifts to "fully structured light" with complex intensity, phase and polarization structure [1] . Vector vortex beams (VVB) have singularities in their director field leading to a spatially inhomogeneous polarization structure. As the simultaneous presence of different polarization states demands a high isotropy of the optical setup, their spontaneous emergence is very uncommon but they have been predicted [2] and observed [3] in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL). In Ref. [3] it was concluded that many (potentially all) different VVB exist but their mutual stability is dictated by small residual anisotropies. In this contribution, we are investigating this by introducing a controlled anisotropy via a half-wave plate (HWP).
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ.
PublisherIEEE
Number of pages1
ISBN (Print)9781665418768
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2021

Publication series

NameIEEE Explore

Keywords

  • vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL)
  • vector vortex beams
  • VVB
  • half-wave plates
  • spin dynamics
  • lasers

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