Polarization and Time-Resolved Dynamics of a 1550-nm VCSEL Subject to Orthogonally Polarized Optical Injection

Author

Schires, Kevin ; Hurtado, Antonio ; Henning, Ian D. ; Adams, Michael J.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK

Volume

3

Issue

3

fYear

2011

fDate

6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

555

Lastpage

563

Abstract

We report a first experimental study of the simultaneous temporal and polarization-resolved dynamics of a 1550-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) subject to orthogonally polarized optical injection. A novel technique is used to reveal the behavior of both polarizations at the VCSEL´s output. In general, the same type of dynamics can be seen in both polarizations of the fundamental transverse mode but with unequal intensity/modulation depth. We show that both polarizations exhibit period one and chaotic dynamics and reveal antiphase dynamics. These results offer promise for the development of dual-channel, anticorrelated periodic and chaotic-signal generators with a single VCSEL for use as oscillators or chaotic sources in present and future optical networks.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; chaos generators; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; intensity modulation; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; light polarisation; nonlinear dynamical systems; optical chaos; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; quantum well lasers; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; InAlGaAs-InP; QW-VCSEL; antiphase dynamics; chaotic dynamics; chaotic-signal generators; dual-channel anticorrelated periodic-signal generators; fundamental transverse mode; intensity-modulation depth; nonlinear dynamical systems; optical networks; orthogonally polarized optical injection; oscillators; semiconductor laser; temporal dynamics; time-resolved dynamics; vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; wavelength 1550 nm; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL); nonlinear dynamical systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0655

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2158636

Filename

5783880