Title :
Optical switching with VCSELs
Author :
Sciamanna, Marc ; Gatare, Ignace ; Tabaka, Andrzej ; Triginer, Marc ; Thienpont, Hugo ; Panajotov, Krassimir
Author_Institution :
Supelec, Ecole Superieure d´´Electr., Metz, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we have reviewed the switching properties of VCSELs and summarized the recent original results concerning polarization switching and transverse mode dynamics in VCSELs with optical injection or time-delayed optical feedback. Mathematical continuation techniques for ordinary differential equations allow us to map the bifurcation boundaries in the plane of the frequency detuning versus the injection strength and then to provide insight into the origins of the VCSEL switching properties and instabilities.
Keywords :
differential equations; laser feedback; laser tuning; optical switches; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; bifurcation boundaries; frequency detuning; mathematical continuation techniques; optical injection; optical switching; ordinary differential equations; polarization switching; time-delayed optical feedback; transverse mode dynamics; Frequency; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical polarization; Photonics; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568257
