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

被引：37

作者：

Sciamanna, M

Rogister, F

Deparis, O

Mégret, P

Blondel, M

Erneux, T

机构：

[1] Fac Polytech Mons, Serv Electromagnetisme & Telecommun, B-7000 Mons, Belgium

[2] Free Univ Brussels, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2002年 / 27卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1364/OL.27.000261

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

Experiments have yielded polarization self-modulation in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) subject to a pi/2 polarization-rotating optical feedback. The phenomenon has been simulated numerically, but its bifurcation has never been explained. We show that polarization self-modulation results from a Hopf bifurcation mechanism that can be analyzed in terms of the laser feedback parameters. Our analysis predicts other bifurcations for low values of the feedback rate, which explain why more-complex time-dependent outputs have been observed as alternatives to polarization self-modulation. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.

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页数：3

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