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Polarization and transverse-mode nonlinear dynamics in a multimode VCSEL

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We theoretically analyze the nonlinear dynamics and routes to chaos in a multimode vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (MM-VCSEL) in free-running operation. Including higher order transverse modes (TMs) results in additional bifurcations at higher currents not found for single-mode VCSELs (SM-VCSELs). The resulting dynamics involve competition between modes with different transverse profiles and polarization and show good qualitative agreement with recent experiments.

Source: Optics Letters

DOI: 10.1364/ol.572473

Authors: Yohann G. Sanvert, Jules Mercadier, Stefan Bittner, Angel Valle, Marc Sciamanna

Institutions: CentraleSupélec, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Física de Cantabria

Language: English

Topic: Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green