Temperature dependence of gain-guided vertical-cavity surface emitting laser polarization

Journal Article · Mon Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Applied Physics Letters; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.111737· OSTI ID:5001952

Choquette, K D; Richie, D A ^[1]; Leibenguth, R E ^[2]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)
2. AT T Bell Laboratories, STC Breinigsville, Pennsylvania 18031 (United States)

We show the polarization characteristics of gain-guided vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers are related to the temperature-dependent cavity optical resonance and laser gain spectral alignment. Simultaneous nearly degenerate orthogonal eigen polarization states are observed at and above lasing threshold. The partitioning of power between the linear polarization states is shown to depend on the relative spectral overlap of the cavity resonance of each state with the gain. Near the condition of cavity resonance/gain alignment, an abrupt switch in the dominant eigen polarization with a region of polarized output fluctuations is evident. Rotation of the eigen polarization directions relative to the crystal axes is also observed at temperatures where the gain is blue shifted from the cavity resonances.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5001952
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters; (United States) Vol. 64:16; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ALUMINIUM ARSENIDES
ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS
AMPLIFICATION
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
EPITAXY
GAIN
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
LASERS
MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY
PNICTIDES
POLARIZATION
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS
SOLID STATE LASERS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE