Controlling the emission properties of multimode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers via polarization- and frequency-selective feedback

被引：10
作者：
Chembo, Y. Kouomou [1 ,2 ]
Mandre, Shyam K. [3 ]
Fischer, Ingo [4 ,5 ]
Elsaesser, Wolfgang [3 ]
Colet, Pere [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Franche Comte, Inst FEMTO ST, UMR CNRS 6174, Dept Opt PM Duffieux, F-25030 Besancon, France
[2] CSIC UIB, Inst Fis Interdisciplinar & Sistemas Complejos IF, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
[3] Tech Univ Darmstadt, Inst Appl Phys, D-64289 Darmstadt, Germany
[4] Heriot Watt Univ, Sch Engn & Phys Sci, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
[5] Heriot Watt Univ, Joint Res Inst Integrated Syst, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2009年 / 79卷 / 01期
关键词：
laser beams; laser feedback; laser modes; laser stability; surface emitting lasers; TRANSVERSE-MODE CHARACTERISTICS; OXIDE-CONFINED VCSELS; OPTICAL FEEDBACK; OPERATION; DYNAMICS; BEHAVIOR;
D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevA.79.013817
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We investigate a polarization- and frequency-selective feedback scheme to control the emission properties of multimode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. A joint experimental and theoretical approach is used to study the modal and polarization dynamics of the system, with an emphasis on the role of anisotropies. Both experiments and theory reveal that selective feedback of a single transverse mode results in a drastic increase of the selected mode's intensity. Furthermore, the influence of feeding back a single mode on the other transverse modes is discussed. Experimental measurements and numerical simulations also reveal that the emission and polarization dynamics can be considerably stabilized when this type of feedback is applied.
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