DocumentCode
802573
Title
VCSEL polarization control by optical injection
Author
Bandyopadhyay, S. ; Hong, Y. ; Spencer, P.S. ; Shore, K.A.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Informatics, Univ. of Wales, Bangor, UK
Volume
21
Issue
10
fYear
2003
Firstpage
2395
Lastpage
2404
Abstract
The stability of the polarization-resolved (PR) light output of a commercial vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) has been studied with and without the presence of external optical injection in a master-slave configuration. Pulsations in the PR light output are observed in the solitary laser at certain bias current. It has been observed here for the first time that optical injection can stabilize the polarization of a VCSEL operating in a pulsation regime.
Keywords
laser stability; light polarisation; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL polarization control; bias current; commercial vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; external optical injection; light output pulsations; master-slave configuration; optical injection; polarization-resolved light output; solitary laser; stability; Laser stability; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.2003.818176
Filename
1236512
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