Quantum Dot Lasers Subject to Polarization-Rotated Optical Feedback

Polarization properties of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers subject to feedback with variably rotated polarization angle.

Influences of variable-angle polarization-rotated optical feedback on polarization properties of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are investigated numerically. For the so-called case A (x polarization) feedback, only the x mode is selected to pass through the feedback loop. As the polarization angle is varied from 0 degrees to 90 degrees, the dominant polarization mode switching...

Quantum dot semiconductor lasers with optical feedback

G. Huyet; 1, D. O’Brien1, S. P. Hegarty1, J. G. McInerney1, A. V. Uskov2, D. Bimberg3, C. Ribbat3, V. M. Ustinov4, A. E. Zhukov4, S. S. Mikhrin4, A. R. Kovsh4, J. K. White5, K. Hinzer5, and A. J. SpringThorpe6 1 Physics Department, National University of Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland 2 NMRC, National University of Ireland, University College Cork, Lee Malting, Cork, Ireland 3 ...

Complex Dynamics of semiconductor Quantum dot Lasers subject to delayed Optical Feedback

We study a five variable electron-hole model for a quantum dot (QD) laser subject to optical feedback. The model includes microscopically computed Coulomb scattering rates. We consider the case of a low linewidth enhancement factor and a short external cavity. We determine the bifurcation diagram of the first three external cavity modes and analyze their bifurcations. The first Hopf bifurcation...

Stability and Tolerance to Optical Feedback of Quantum Dot Lasers

Recent experiments have explored the response of a single modeoptically injected QD laser. The experiments identify a domain ofbistability between two steady states at negative detuning and a Hopfbifurcation close to the locking threshold at positive detuning. More-over, the laser is stable for all injection levels at zero detuning. Theseobservations lead to a stability ...

Chaotic dynamics in semiconductor lasers subjected to polarization-rotated optical feedback