Title :
Ultrafast electrical polarization modulation in VCSEL with asymmetric current injection
Author :
Barve, A.V. ; Mehta, A. ; Husain, Anis ; Coldren, Larry
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
We report on the use of asymmetric current injection to electrically switch between the orthogonal linear polarization modes of VCSELs using a four terminal architecture. A record high electrical polarization modulation speed of 4Gb/s has been obtained.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser modes; light polarisation; optical modulation; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; asymmetric current injection; bit rate 4 Gbit/s; electrical polarization modulation speed; electrical switching; orthogonal linear polarization modes; terminal architecture; ultrafast electrical polarization modulation; Current measurement; Modulation; Optical switches; Photonics; Power measurement; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2467-7
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2014.6886094
