Title :
Effect of polarized optical injection on the wavelength polarization switching and bistability of a 1550nm-VCSEL
Author :
Hurtado, A. ; Henning, I.D. ; Adams, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Electron. Syst., Univ. of Essex, Colchester
Abstract :
We report the first experimental observation of a variety of forms of wavelength polarization switching and bistability with a 1550-nm VCSEL subject to optical injection with different input polarization angles.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical bistability; optical switches; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; polarization bistability; polarization switching; polarized optical injection; wavelength 1550 nm; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical polarization; Optical signal processing; Stimulated emission; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688622
