奇偶反馈相位共轭腔垂直腔面发射激光器非线性系统的理论研究

针对垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL)与相位共轭镜(PCM)这一弱耦合系统,同时考虑到相位共轭镜奇次反馈产生共轭光,偶次反馈产生常规光这一不同于普通平面镜的奇偶效应,构建非即变相位共轭镜奇偶分开的多次反馈理论模型,对多次相位共轭反馈(PCF)下垂直腔面发射激光器非线性动力学行为进行了数值模拟。结果表明,由于引入了奇偶两种不同反馈类型,高次相位共轭镜反馈可明显改变垂直腔面发射激光器的输出动态,即使在弱反馈条件下也如此,而其对稳态特性的影响却恰恰相反。与只考虑一次反馈相比,考虑多次反馈后,弱反馈引起的系统不稳定明显被抑制,混沌区域变小并代之以稳定的倍周期态;而强反馈时,一次反馈对应的从混沌到三分岔的非线性演变方式,在二、三次反馈时分别变成了从倍周期到混沌和从准周期到混沌的演变过程。     

半导体激光器混沌相位共轭反馈控制方法

提出了半导体激光器混沌相位共轭反馈(PCF)控制方法,建立了相位共轭反馈控制条件下激光器电流激发混沌的物理模型,发现其混沌控制物理机制是相位共轭反馈影响改变了激光器非线性增益和线宽增强因子特性,控制了系统的动力学行为及频率特性,其影响程度与反馈系数、延迟时间和光线宽增强因子等有关。数值模拟结果表明,在不同强度的光反馈下,通过调节相位共轭反馈光的延迟时间可以控制混沌激光到周期态、双周期态、多周期态等;发现相位共轭反馈控制特点是反馈光场和输出激光处于相干增强状态去实现混沌控制,且能控制实现激光器功率增强的周期脉冲输出。     

外部光反馈对980nm垂直腔面发射激光器振荡特性的影响

研究了外部光反馈对980nm垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL)振荡特性的影响.计算了垂直腔面发射激光器及边发射半导体激光器的光反馈灵敏因子.基于复合腔理论,分析了外部光反馈对垂直腔面发射激光器的阈值电流及微分量子效率等振荡特性参数的影响.实验结果表明,当反馈率为10%时,垂直腔面发射激光器的阈值电流由0.63A下降至0.59A,同时斜率效率和输出功率也有所下降.实验结果和理论分析符合得较好.     

多次外光反馈下垂直腔面发射激光器非线性动态特性理论研究

在SIMULINK平台下建立了垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL)动态仿真模型，利用该模型对多次外光反馈下垂直腔面发射激光器的非线性行为进行了研究。结果表明，短外腔时，光子密度随外腔长呈周期为半激射波长的余弦关系；长外腔时，随外腔长增加，垂直腔面发射激光器依次经历混沌、多周期、倍周期和单周期区域，增大外腔反射率时同样存在这些非线性区域，但出现顺序相反。进一步得出：考虑单次反馈时由于忽略了占有较多能量的高次反馈导致上述非线性效应偏弱；增大自发辐射因子或减小线性展宽因子可抑制系统的非线性行为。     

相位共轭反馈对外腔VCSEL非线性的控制

提出了相位共轭镜（PCM）与外腔垂直腔面发射激光器（VCSEL）相结合的双耦合腔结构,利用相位共轭反馈（PCF）来控制外腔VCSEL的非线性特性,并与用普通光反馈控制非线性特性的情形进行了比较。结果表明：与普通平面镜相比,PCM对放置位置的变化（波长量级）不敏感且PCM反馈可使外腔VCSEL的稳定范围增大;以外腔反射率在5～7ns^-1间变化的功率分岔图为例发现,PCF可抑制多周期和混沌等不稳定状态,控制VCSEI。输出在单周期或倍周期状态;通过PCF和外腔反馈的共同作用。可得到更高频率的单周期或倍周期输出,实现对VCSEL动态特性控制更加容易。     

单向耦合VCSEL偏振模的同步与编码

为了研究单向耦合垂直腔面发射激光器系统的混沌动力学及其在通信中的应用,采用数值仿真的方法,理论研究了两个单向耦合的垂直腔面发射激光器偏振模的同步特性,并通过对发射激光器偏振态相位的调制实现了该系统的编码。结果表明,主激光器和从激光器相应模式间可以获得高性能的同步,而且存在两个明显的同步区域——完全同步和注入锁定同步。加载的数字信息也可以在从激光器每个偏振分量中还原,这表明可以利用单模或多横模垂直腔面发射激光器进行多信道混沌通信。     

外部光反馈作用下垂直腔面发射激光器的电光特性

研究了外部光反馈对垂直腔面发射激光器（VCSELs）电光特性的影响。通过计算光反馈参数对比了VCSELs与边发射激光器（EELs）的光反馈灵敏性。基于复合腔理论计算了存在外部光反馈时垂直腔面发射激光器的阈值电流及斜率效率等电光特性参数。实验结果表明,分布布拉格反射镜（DBR）反射率不同的VCSEL,在反馈率为10%的外部光反馈作用下,其阈值电流及斜率效率发生了不同程度的变化。实验结果有效验证了理论计算的结论。     

增益可调半导体激光器混沌偏振延时双反馈周期的控制方法

提出增益可调半导体激光器混沌偏振延时双反馈控制方法,分别建立了垂直正交偏振延时双反馈、偏振π/2转动延时反馈控制以及同偏振面方向延时正负反馈激光动力学物理模型等.通过调节激光器外腔光路中的平面镜可控制一平面偏振反馈光的延时时间,或调节一偏振反馈光的偏振面到另一个偏振反馈光的偏振面方向上,或者通过偏振器对偏振光进行相位补偿都可以进行激光混沌控制.数值结果证明该方法可以有效控制激光混沌到周期态等.     

长波长垂直腔面发射激光器开关及双稳特性

为了研究垂直腔面发射激光器偏振转换特性,基于自旋反转模型,数值研究了正交光注入下1550nm垂直腔面发射激光器频率诱导偏振开关及双稳特性。结果表明,在正交光注入下,连续改变注入光与激光器光场内x线性极化模的频率失谐可诱导产生两类偏振开关和偏振双稳现象,且注入光强与偏振电流的变化都显著影响双稳宽度和激光器的输出特性;合理选择操作条件,可实现对1550nm垂直腔面发射激光器频率诱导偏振开关及双稳的控制。这一结果对垂直腔面发射激光器在全光开关和全光存储等领域的应用具有参考价值。     

二维光子晶体对面发射激光器横模控制研究

垂直腔面发射激光器的单模输出特性在光网络数据传输光互连、光存储和激光打印中有重要的应用.传统的氧化限制型垂直腔面发射半导体激光器由于串联电阻大、发热严重而很难工作在单模状态.二维光子晶体结构可以有效地控制垂直腔面发射激光器的横向模式,使器件工作在单模状态下.从理论上系统研究了光子晶体垂直腔面发射半导体激光器的单模条件,成功设计了一组单模光子晶体垂直腔面发射半导体激光器,并通过常规工艺制作出功率0.6 mW、边模抑制比大于30 dB、阈值电流4 mA、远场发散角8.4°、不受电流注入影响的单模光子晶体垂直腔面发射半导体激光器.实验证明:光子晶体可有效地进行横模控制.     

Spectral characteristics of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with external optical feedback

The measurement of the effects of external optical feedback on the spectra of VCSELs (vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers) is reported. It is surprising that VCSELs have a sensitivity to optical feedback comparable to that of conventional edge-emitting lasers such as DFBs despite their significantly different structures. This is because the extremely short cavity length of VCSELs negates the effects of their highly reflective output mirrors. As in edge-emitting lasers, VCSELs exhibit well-defined regimes of feedback effects in their spectra. Since optical isolators cannot be easily applied to VCSELs due to their array structure, these lasers may be most useful in applications which are not sensitive to the spectral qualities of the light source.<>     

光反馈垂直腔面发射半导体激光器的混沌驱动同步在保密通信中的应用

基于光反馈垂直腔面发射半导体激光器(VCSELs)混沌驱动同步,提出了一种光反馈VCSELs混沌保密通信系统。通过模拟信号和数字信号在该系统的混沌保密通信的实现,验证了该系统的可行性。进一步利用该方案实现了对文字和数字图像的保密通信,并对解密图像及原始图像灰度值的差值做了相关计算。数值模拟结果说明该通信方案具有良好的解密效果。     

Design of Stable Single-Mode Chaotic Light Source Using Antiresonant Reflecting Optical Waveguide Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

The influence of external optical feedback (EOFB) on the lasing characteristics of 1.55-mum antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide (ARROW) vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) with various core radii are analyzed theoretically. It is found that ARROW VCSELs with large core radii (i.e., > 4 mum) respond more sensitively to EOFB than that with small core radii (i.e., les 4 mum). Furthermore, strong EOFB-driven ARROW VCSELs with large radii show more difficult to sustain single-mode chaotic oscillation than those with small radii. This is because radiation loss margin of ARROW reduces with the increase of core radii so that the presence of carrier spatial-hole burning deteriorates the stable single-mode operation of VCSELs. However, if the dimensions of ARROW as well as the radius of injection current aperture can be selected appropriately, stable single-mode chaotic light sources can be obtained from EOFB-driven ARROW VCSELs with large core radius.     

Light-current characteristics of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with external optical feedback

The influence of external optical feedback (OFB) on the light-current characteristics of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) was investigated theoretically and experimentally. By calculating the OFB sensitivity parameter, the OFB sensibility of the VCSELs was compared with the edge emitting lasers. Based on the compound cavity theory, the light-current characteristic parameters of the VCSELs with external OFB, such as the threshold current and the slope efficiency, were calculated. The experimental results indicated that the threshold current of the VCSELs with different DBR reflectivities decreased to different degrees, accompanied with a decrease of slope efficiency when under 10% feedback ratio of the external OFB, which is in good agreement with the theoretical calculation.     

Modeling of optical synchronization of chaotic external-cavityVCSELs

The performance of a master-slave configuration for effecting the synchronization of chaotic vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) is studied using numerical simulations. The dynamical evolution of optically coupled VCSELs is examined using a traveling wave model which is valid in the strong optical feedback regime. It is shown that the proposed configuration is capable of effecting synchronization in a robust manner. The opportunity for exploiting synchronized chaos in secure optical communication systems is indicated     

自发辐射因子对外光反馈下VCSELs非线性行为的影响

利用构建在SIMULLNK平台下垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSELs)动态仿真模型,研究了自发辐射因子对多次外光反馈下VCSEs非线性行为的影响。结果表明,随外腔长(外腔反射率)增加,VCSELs顺次(逆次)经历混沌、多周期、倍周期和单周期区域：进一步得出,增大自发辐射因子可抑制系统的非线性行为,提高器件稳定性。     

Nonlinear dynamics of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

The dependence of the transient response of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) on its aperture size is investigated subject to direct current modulation and external optical feedback. It is shown that lasers with small aperture size suppress higher order bifurcations and chaos even under large-signal modulation and external optical feedback. Furthermore, the noise characteristics of VCSELs under the influence of external optical feedback are studied via the calculation of relative intensity noise. It is found that the level of external optical feedback for the onset of coherence collapse is high for devices with small aperture size. On the other hand, the small-signal response of lasers is also analyzed through the calculation of third-order harmonic distortion. It is shown that harmonic distortion is minimized in small devices. Therefore, VCSELs with small aperture size have better immunity to irregular response under direct current modulation and external optical feedback     

Influence of optical feedback time-delay on power-drops in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

The influence of optical feedback time delay on the average period of low-frequency fluctuations (LFF) in external cavity vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) is studied experimentally. The regularity of power dropouts is shown to increase with increased external cavity length. Coexistence of LFF and stable operation is observed when the external cavity length is close to the VCSEL coherence length.     

Effect of strong optical feedback on vertical-cavitysurface-emitting lasers

An analysis is performed of the effects of strong optical feedback on the characteristics of single-transverse mode VCSEL's. Consideration is given to the cases of short (1.5 cm) and long (15 cm) external cavities. When the laser is operated well above threshold in a short external cavity with high reflectivity, a strong dependence on the accumulated external cavity phase is observed. Stable operation is found for an optimum phase while for other values of the phase, chaotic dynamics is observed. Such behavior is not seen near threshold where the laser output is stable for any accumulated phase. For the longer external cavity the influence of the phase term is found to be insignificant: chaotic behavior is seen in the output over a wide range of operating currents