Effect of polarized optical feedback on VCSELs

Year: 2003

Authors: Romanelli M., Giacomelli G., Marin F.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy: Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Firenze, and LENS, Via Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Fl), Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia, unità di Firenze (Italy)

Abstract: We present an experimental study of a Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting laser with polarized optical feedback. The system displays single-mode Low Frequency Fluctuations (LFF) for a wide range of pump current. Above the solitary laser threshold we observe a new kind of couple-mode dynamics with a leading LFF behavior in one polarization and an induced pulsed emission in the orthogonal one.

Journal/Review: PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE

Volume: 4942      Pages from: 112  to: 119

KeyWords: optical feedback; low frequency fluctuations; VCSEL
DOI: 10.1117/12.468471

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