Polarization switch in a Zeeman laser in the presence of dynamical instabilities

Matlin, Mark D.; Gioggia, R. S.; Abraham, N. B.; Glorieux, P.; Crawford, T. M.

doi:10.1016/0030-4018(95)00261-6

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“…This subset of equations is independent of and . The general solution (29) leads always to a zero eigenvalue, associated with the arbitrary global phase and two complex conjugate eigenvalues with negative real parts. These complex eigenvalues are associated with ordinary relaxation oscillations characteristic of many lasers, including semiconductor lasers.…”

Section: Polarization States and Their Stability For Isotropic Gainmentioning

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Polarization properties of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Martín-Regalado

Prati

Miguel

et al. 1997

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

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Polarization-state selection, polarization-state dynamics, and polarization switching of a quantum-well verticalcavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) for the lowest order transverse spatial mode of the laser is explored using a recently developed model that incorporates material birefringence, the saturable dispersion characteristic of semiconductor physics, and the sensitivity of the transitions in the material to the vector character of the electric field amplitude. Three features contribute to the observed linearly polarized states of emission: linear birefringence, linear gain or loss anisotropies, and an intermediate relaxation rate for imbalances in the populations of the magnetic sublevels. In the absence of either birefringence or saturable dispersion, the gain or loss anisotropies dictate stability for the linearly polarized mode with higher net gain; hence, switching is only possible if the relative strength of the net gain for the two modes is reversed. When birefringence and saturable dispersion are both present, there are possibilities of bistability, monostrability, and dynamical instability, including switching by destabilization of the mode with the higher gain to loss ratio in favor of the weaker mode. We compare our analytical and numerical results with recent experimental results on bistability and switchings caused by changes in the injection current and changes in the intensity of an injected optical signal.

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Section: Polarization States and Their Stability For Isotropic Gainmentioning

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Polarization properties of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Martín-Regalado

Prati

Miguel

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IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

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“…The fields will be decomposed in a circularly polarized basis. The resulting two-level Maxwell-Bloch equations can be written as [1,7,9] …”

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“…In particular, the degeneracy of the angular momentum states of the laser transition sublevels has been considered as the coupling source between different polarization states. Dynamical models have been developed to explore the role of the anisotropy due to the laser medium [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. In a quasi-isotropic laser, the medium as well as the optical cavity introduce anisotropy.…”

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Polarized optical feedback and noise effects on CO₂laser polarization dynamics: spatial and temporal behavior

Meucci

Naimee

Arecchi

2010

Journal of Modern Optics

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“…18 For most lasers the polarization is either fixed or switches between two mutually orthogonal directions imposed by the cavity polarization anisotropy. In a gas laser the polarization-dependent phase and loss anisotropies originate mainly from the laser mirrors.…”

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Mode frequency pulling in He–Ne lasers

Lindberg

1999

American Journal of Physics

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Polarization switch in a Zeeman laser in the presence of dynamical instabilities

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Polarization properties of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

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Polarized optical feedback and noise effects on CO₂laser polarization dynamics: spatial and temporal behavior

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Polarization switch in a Zeeman laser in the presence of dynamical instabilities

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