Polarization Bistability in a 1550 nm Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Subject to Variable Polarization Optical Injection
The polarization bistability (PB) features in a 1550 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (1550 nm-VCSEL) subject to variable polarization optical injection (VPOI) are experimentally investigated. We have investigated the influence of polarization angle <inline-formula&...
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| description | The polarization bistability (PB) features in a 1550 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (1550 nm-VCSEL) subject to variable polarization optical injection (VPOI) are experimentally investigated. We have investigated the influence of polarization angle <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of optical injection on PBs induced by scanning the power (power-induced PB) and the frequency of injected light (frequency-induced PB) along with different routes. The experimental results show that, for the fixed frequency of the injection laser and by scanning the injection power within a certain region, there exists a determined range of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$</tex-math></inline-formula> in which power-induced PB in the 1550 nm-VCSEL subject to VPOI can be observed. For VPOI with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$</tex-math></inline-formula> located within the determined range, the power-induced PB possesses larger hysteresis width, as compared with orthogonally polarized optical injection. The hysteresis width will be larger for a smaller value of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. Under the condition of fixed injection power and continuously varying the frequency of the injection laser, two frequency-induced hysteresis cycles can be observed, of which one is located at negative frequency detuning, and the other is located at positive frequency detuning. The variations of the two hysteresis width with <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$</tex-math></inline-formula> exhibit different trends. Also, when the bias current of the 1550 nm-VCSEL increases, the hysteresis width can be further broadened for the power-induced PB, and the broadening effect is relatively weak for the frequency-induced PB. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d505c52b3e4d49bc95674ccd457f93312025-08-20T03:31:23ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552017-01-01921910.1109/JPHOT.2017.26906617891985Polarization Bistability in a 1550 nm Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Subject to Variable Polarization Optical InjectionJian-Jun Chen0Zheng-Mao Wu1Li Fan2Xi Tang3Xiao-Dong Lin4Tao Deng5Guang-Qiong Xia6School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing, ChinaThe polarization bistability (PB) features in a 1550 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (1550 nm-VCSEL) subject to variable polarization optical injection (VPOI) are experimentally investigated. We have investigated the influence of polarization angle <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of optical injection on PBs induced by scanning the power (power-induced PB) and the frequency of injected light (frequency-induced PB) along with different routes. The experimental results show that, for the fixed frequency of the injection laser and by scanning the injection power within a certain region, there exists a determined range of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$</tex-math></inline-formula> in which power-induced PB in the 1550 nm-VCSEL subject to VPOI can be observed. For VPOI with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$</tex-math></inline-formula> located within the determined range, the power-induced PB possesses larger hysteresis width, as compared with orthogonally polarized optical injection. The hysteresis width will be larger for a smaller value of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. Under the condition of fixed injection power and continuously varying the frequency of the injection laser, two frequency-induced hysteresis cycles can be observed, of which one is located at negative frequency detuning, and the other is located at positive frequency detuning. The variations of the two hysteresis width with <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\theta _{p}$</tex-math></inline-formula> exhibit different trends. Also, when the bias current of the 1550 nm-VCSEL increases, the hysteresis width can be further broadened for the power-induced PB, and the broadening effect is relatively weak for the frequency-induced PB.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7891985/1550 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (1550 nm-VCSEL)optical switching devicepolarization bistability. |
| spellingShingle | Jian-Jun Chen Zheng-Mao Wu Li Fan Xi Tang Xiao-Dong Lin Tao Deng Guang-Qiong Xia Polarization Bistability in a 1550 nm Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Subject to Variable Polarization Optical Injection IEEE Photonics Journal 1550 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (1550 nm-VCSEL) optical switching device polarization bistability. |
| title | Polarization Bistability in a 1550 nm Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Subject to Variable Polarization Optical Injection |
| title_full | Polarization Bistability in a 1550 nm Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Subject to Variable Polarization Optical Injection |
| title_fullStr | Polarization Bistability in a 1550 nm Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Subject to Variable Polarization Optical Injection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polarization Bistability in a 1550 nm Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Subject to Variable Polarization Optical Injection |
| title_short | Polarization Bistability in a 1550 nm Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser Subject to Variable Polarization Optical Injection |
| title_sort | polarization bistability in a 1550 nm vertical cavity surface emitting laser subject to variable polarization optical injection |
| topic | 1550 nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (1550 nm-VCSEL) optical switching device polarization bistability. |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7891985/ |
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