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Bistable polarization switching in mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers.

Raúl Vicente1, Josep Mulet, Claudio R Mirasso

  • 1Departamento de Física Interdisciplinar, Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas-Universidad de las Islas Baleares, E-07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. raulv@imedea.uib.es

Optics Letters
|April 8, 2006
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We investigated coupled semiconductor lasers and found that changing coupling strength or phase causes bistable polarization switching. This switching correlates with new compound-cavity modes, offering insights into laser dynamics.

Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Semiconductor Lasers
  • Nonlinear Dynamics

Background:

  • Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are crucial in optical communication and sensing.
  • Understanding polarization dynamics in coupled VCSELs is essential for advanced laser applications.
  • Coherent optical injection is a key method for controlling laser behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate the polarization-resolved dynamics of two mutually coupled VCSELs.
  • To explore the influence of coupling strength and optical propagation phase on polarization switching.
  • To correlate polarization switching events with the formation of compound-cavity modes.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of two mutually coupled VCSELs.

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  • Analysis of polarization-resolved dynamics under varying coupling parameters.
  • Numerical investigation of compound-cavity mode formation.

    • Main Results:

    • A sequence of bistable polarization switchings was theoretically predicted.
    • These switchings can be induced by adjusting coupling strength or optical propagation phase.
    • Successive polarization switchings are linked to the emergence of new compound-cavity modes.

    Conclusions:

    • The study reveals controllable polarization switching in coupled VCSELs.
    • Compound-cavity mode creation is a key mechanism underlying these polarization dynamics.
    • Findings provide a basis for designing novel tunable polarization laser systems.