Polarization mode control of long-wavelength VCSELs by intracavity patterning

Long, Christopher Michael; Mickovic, Zlatko; Dwir, Benjamin; Caliman, Andrei; Iakovlev, Vladimir; Mereuta, Alexandru; Sirbu, Alexei; Kapon, Eli

doi:10.1364/OE.24.009715

Polarization mode control of long-wavelength VCSELs by intracavity patterning

Journal Article · Tue Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Optics Express

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.24.009715· OSTI ID:1246335

Long, Christopher Michael ^[1]; Mickovic, Zlatko ^[1]; Dwir, Benjamin ^[1]; Caliman, Andrei ^[1]; Iakovlev, Vladimir ^[1]; Mereuta, Alexandru ^[1]; Sirbu, Alexei ^[1]; Kapon, Eli ^[1]

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne (Switzerland)

Polarization mode control is enhanced in wafer-fused vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers emitting at 1310 nm wavelength by etching two symmetrically arranged arcs above the gain structure within the laser cavity. The intracavity patterning introduces birefringence and dichroism, which discriminates between the two polarization states of the fundamental transverse modes. We find that the cavity modifications define the polarization angle at threshold with respect to the crystal axes, and increase the gain anisotropy and birefringence on average, leading to an increase in the polarization switching current. As a result, experimental measurements are explained using the spin-flip model of VCSEL polarization dynamics.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1246335

Report Number(s):: SAND--2016-0066J; 617555

Journal Information:: Optics Express, Journal Name: Optics Express Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 24; ISSN 1094-4087; ISSN OPEXFF

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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