Abstract

We report on the dynamics that accompany polarization switching induced by orthogonal optical injection in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). As the injection strength increases, the VCSEL bifurcates to injection-locked steady states and time-periodic and possibly chaotic dynamics. Of particular interest is a two-mode injection-locking solution, i.e., locking of the two VCSEL polarization modes. A detailed stability analysis unveils new bistability mechanisms in optical injection problems.

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Dynamics of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with optical injection: a two-mode model approach

Michel Nizette, Marc Sciamanna, Ignace Gatare, Hugo Thienpont, and Krassimir Panajotov
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 26(8) 1603-1613 (2009)

Bifurcation to polarization self-modulation in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

M. Sciamanna, F. Rogister, O. Deparis, P. Mégret, M. Blondel, and T. Erneux
Opt. Lett. 27(4) 261-263 (2002)

Optical feedback induces polarization mode hopping in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

M. Sciamanna, K. Panajotov, H. Thienpont, I. Veretennicoff, P. Mégret, and M. Blondel
Opt. Lett. 28(17) 1543-1545 (2003)

Intensity and polarization self-pulsations in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Alessandro Scirè, Josep Mulet, Claudio R. Mirasso, and Maxi San Miguel
Opt. Lett. 27(6) 391-393 (2002)

Analysis of the polarization of single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers subject to parallel optical injection

Ana Quirce, Alexandra Popp, Florian Denis-le Coarer, Pablo Pérez, Ángel Valle, Luis Pesquera, Yanhua Hong, Hugo Thienpont, Krassimir Panajotov, and Marc Sciamanna
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 34(2) 447-455 (2017)