Polarization dynamics in externally-driven VCSELs

Krassimir Panajotov (1) , Ignace Gatare (1, 2) , Hugo Thienpont (1) , Alexandre Locquet (3) , Michel Nizette (4) , Atsushi Uchida , Marc Sciamanna (2)

1 TONA - Department of Applied Physics and Photonics [Brussels]
2 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes
3 Georgia Tech Lorraine [Metz]
4 ONT - Optique Nonlinéaire Théorique

We will present a survey on our experimental and theoretical studies on polarization dynamics in Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) in three situations, namely optical injection, unidirectional synchronization under optical feedback and mutual coupling.

Domaines: Optique / photonique

Krassimir Panajotov, Ignace Gatare, Hugo Thienpont, Alexandre Locquet, Michel Nizette, et al.. Polarization dynamics in externally-driven VCSELs. ICONO/LAT 2007, May 2007, Minsk, Belarus. ⟨hal-00272095⟩