Control of emitted light polarization in a 1310 nm dilute nitride spin-vertical cavity surface emitting laser subject to circularly polarized optical injection

Alharthi, S. S. and Hurtado, A. and Al Seyab, R. K. and Korpijarvi, V. M. and Guina, M. and Henning, I. D. and Adams, M. J. (2014) Control of emitted light polarization in a 1310 nm dilute nitride spin-vertical cavity surface emitting laser subject to circularly polarized optical injection. Applied Physics Letters, 105 (18). 181106. ISSN 0003-6951 (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4901192)

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate the control of the light polarization emitted by a 1310 nm dilute nitride spin-Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) at room temperature. This is achieved by means of a combination of polarized optical pumping and polarized optical injection. Without external injection, the polarization of the optical pump controls that of the spin-VCSEL. However, the addition of the externally injected signal polarized with either left- (LCP) or rightcircular polarization (RCP) is able to control the polarization of the spin-VCSEL switching it at will to left- or right-circular polarization. A numerical model has been developed showing a very high degree of agreement with the experimental findings.

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Alharthi, S. S., Hurtado, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4448-9034, Al Seyab, R. K., Korpijarvi, V. M., Guina, M., Henning, I. D. and Adams, M. J.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:54625
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    5 November 2014
    Published
    27 October 2014
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:11 Dec 2015 00:05
    Last modified:18 Nov 2024 01:07
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/54625
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