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Experimental study of polarization switching of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers as a dynamical bifurcation
Jon Paul1, Cristina Masoller, Yanhua Hong
1School of Informatics, University of Wales, Bangor, Dean Street, Bangor LL57 1 UT, Wales, UK. jpaul@informatics.bangor.ac.uk
Abstract:
We study the role of the bias current sweep rate in measurements of polarization switching (PS) of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). We show that the polarization-resolved L-I (light-intensity) curve depends on the current sweep rate. As the current sweep rate increases, the PS occurs at higher bias currents for upward scans and at lower bias currents for downward scans. We also show that the delay of the dynamical bifurcation follows a power law relationship with the frequency of the ramp, in good agreement with recent theoretical predictions.
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