Title :
Rare disruptive events in polarisation-resolved dynamics of optically injected 1550 nm VCSELs
Author :
Schires, K. ; Hurtado, A. ; Henning, I.D. ; Adams, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK
Abstract :
Presented are experimental observations on the occurrence of rare disruptive events in the polarisation-resolved dynamics of 1550 nm vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) when subject to orthogonally-polarised optical injection. These events, characterised by high amplitude pulses, appeared individually and simultaneously in the two orthogonal polarisations of the fundamental transverse mode of the device. They could be observed in different regions of dynamic behaviour, including stable injection locking and chaos.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser stability; light polarisation; optical chaos; surface emitting lasers; optical chaos; optically injected VCSEL; orthogonally polarised optical injection; polarisation resolved dynamics; rare disruptive event; stable injection locking; vertical cavity surface emitting laser; wavelength 1550 nm;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.1838
