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Stochastic polarization switching dynamics in Vertical-Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers: Theory and Experiment

J. Danckaert; M. Peeters; C. Mirasso; M. San Miguel; G. Verschaffelt; J. Albert; B. Nagler; H. Unold; R. Michalzik; G. Giacomelli; F. Marin
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 10, 911-917 (2004)

We present an analytical, numerical and experimental study of the switching time and jitter of current induced polarization switching in Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers in the presence of spontaneous emission noise. Assuming that the switching is induced by changes in the dichroism, the problem can be reduced to the well-known first passage time problem in gain switched Class-A lasers. The theoretical results obtained in this way show excellent agreement both with numerical simulations based on the full rate equations model, and with experiments performed on oxide-confined Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers .