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
KeyWords: Noise; polarization effects; semiconductor lasersDOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2004.837014Citations: 17data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-04-28References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here