Stochastic polarization switching dynamics in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: Theory and experiment

Year: 2004

Authors: Danckaert J., Peeters M., Mirasso C., San Miguel M., Verschaffelt G., Albert J., Nagler B., Unold H., Michalzik R., Giacomelli G., Marin F.

Autors Affiliation: Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium;
Departament de Fisica, Universitat de les Illes Balears,E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain;
IMEDEA (UIB-ESIC), Campus Universitat de les Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain;
Optoelectronics Department, University of Ulm, D-89069 Ulm, Germany;
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Dip. di Fisica, Università di Firenze, INFM Firenze;
European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscropy, 50019 Sesto F.no (FI), Italy.

Abstract: We present an analytical, numerical, and experimental study of the switching time and jitter of current-induced polarization switching in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) as an example of switching in a nonlinear system in the presence of noise. Assuming that the switching is induced by changes in the dichroism, the problem can be reduced to the first-passage-time problem in gain-switched Class-A lasers. The theoretical results show excellent agreement both with numerical simulations based on the full-rate equations model and with experiments performed on oxide-confined VCSELs.

Journal/Review: IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

Volume: 10 (5)      Pages from: 911  to: 917

More Information: Manuscript received January 9, 2004; revised May 26, 2004. This work was supported in part by the Belgian government under the Interuniversity Attraction Pole program (IAP V/18), in part by the Concerted Research Action, and in part by the Research Council of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The collaboration between the groups in Brussels, Palma de Mallorca, Ulm, and Florence was made possible through the European RTN network VISTA under Contract HPRN-CT-2000-00034. Additional support from, and discussions within, the framework of the European COST actions 268 and 288 are acknowledged. The work of J. Danckaert, G. Verschaffelt, and B. Nagler was supported by the Fund for Scientific Research—Flanders.
KeyWords: noise; polarization effects; semiconductor lasers; switching; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs)
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2004.837014

Citations: 17
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