VCSEL-Based Optical Frequency Combs Expansion Induced by Polarized Optical Injection

The present theoretical work studies optical frequency combs (OFCs) associated with both linear polarizations of a gain switching vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) subject to optical injection of arbitrary polarization. The overall OFC, formed by the two orthogonally polarized sub-combs...

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Published in:IEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics 2019-11, Vol.25 (6), p.1-9
Main Authors: Quirce, Ana, de Dios, Cristina, Valle, Angel, Acedo, Pablo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birefringence
gain switching
Linear polarization
Optical frequency
optical frequency comb generator
optical injection
Optical polarization
Optical pulses
Optical sensors
polarization
Semiconductor lasers
Splitting
Stimulated emission
Vertical cavity surface emission lasers
Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
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Summary:The present theoretical work studies optical frequency combs (OFCs) associated with both linear polarizations of a gain switching vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) subject to optical injection of arbitrary polarization. The overall OFC, formed by the two orthogonally polarized sub-combs, can have an expanded optical span in agreement with experiments reported by Prior et al. We show that the maximum optical span is obtained for a certain angle between the linearly polarized optical injection and the direction of emission of the main mode of the free-running VCSEL. We find that this angle decreases as the injection strength increases. We also characterize the maximum expansion of the optical span of the overall comb. For VCSELs with large birefringence splitting the maximum expansion is the optical span of the free-running OFC, while for small birefringence splitting VCSELs the maximum expansion is the value of the birefringence splitting.
ISSN:1077-260X
1558-4542
DOI:10.1109/JSTQE.2018.2888560