Different regimes of low-frequency fluctuations in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

A numerical study of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with optical feedback demonstrates the existence of two different types of low-frequency fluctuations (LFFs). The competition of two equally dominant polarization modes characterizes one type of LFF, while the other type is characterized b...

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Autores: Sciamanna, Marc, Masoller Alonso, Cristina|||0000-0003-0768-2019, Abraham, N. B., Rogister, F., Megret, P., Blondel, M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/22263
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/22263
https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.20.000037
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fluctuations (Physics)
Làsers
Fluctuacions (Física)
Lasers
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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Sumario:A numerical study of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with optical feedback demonstrates the existence of two different types of low-frequency fluctuations (LFFs). The competition of two equally dominant polarization modes characterizes one type of LFF, while the other type is characterized by power drops in a dominant polarization mode and power bursts in the orthogonal depressed mode. We characterize and compare these two types of LFFs on the basis of their polarization properties and their dependency on the laser parameters. We show furthermore that a transition is possible from one type of LFF to the other, depending on the values of the linear anisotropies of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser cavity.