• DocumentCode
    48822
  • Title

    Robust Irreversible Polarization Switching in Optically Injected VCSELs

  • Author

    Qader, Abdulqader A. ; Hong, Yiguang ; Shore, Keith Alan

  • Author_Institution
    School of Electronic Engineering, Bangor University, Bangor, U.K.
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    12
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    15-Jun-13
  • Firstpage
    1173
  • Lastpage
    1176
  • Abstract
    We report experimental observations of robust irreversible polarization switching (IPS) in vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) subject to external optical injection. It is shown that, when operated in a two-mode regime, the VCSEL exhibits IPS for both parallel and orthogonal optical injection. The polarization switching is maintained for a wide range of values of control parameters, including frequency detuning, injected power ({\\rm P}_{\\rm \\inj}) , bias current, and device operating temperature.
  • Keywords
    Polarization switching; optical injection; semiconductor lasers; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2013.2261811
  • Filename
    6514072
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=48822