Direct monitoring of the coupling constant in vectorial lasers

P. Langot; M. Vallet; M. Brunel; G. Ropars; F. Bretenaker; A. Le Floch; K. D. Choquette

doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00633-0

Direct monitoring of the coupling constant in vectorial lasers

P. Langot, M. Vallet, M. Brunel, G. Ropars, F. Bretenaker, A. Le Floch, K. D. Choquette

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Abstract

The partial separation of two laser eigenstates is used to differentially modulate their net gains, hence permitting to demonstrate a simple method to measure the coupling constant C in bistable vectorial lasers. The same experimental setup works equally well for weak coupling. A good agreement between theoretical and experimental values is obtained in both cases. Moreover, the method is applied to the case of external cavity VCSELs used in optical clocking experiments.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	270-274
Number of pages	5
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	148
Issue number	4-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00633-0
State	Published - Mar 15 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Optical bistability and switching
Semiconductor lasers

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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