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Main Authors: Guessoum, Salah, Kyriazis, Athanasios, Malica, Tushar, Van Erps, Jürgen, Van Steenberge, Geert, Virte, Martin
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.09125
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author Guessoum, Salah
Kyriazis, Athanasios
Malica, Tushar
Van Erps, Jürgen
Van Steenberge, Geert
Virte, Martin
author_facet Guessoum, Salah
Kyriazis, Athanasios
Malica, Tushar
Van Erps, Jürgen
Van Steenberge, Geert
Virte, Martin
contents Besides major advantages for telecommunication applications, VCSELs have attracted interest for their potential for neuro-inspired computing, frequency comb generation or high-frequency spin oscillations. In the meantime, strain applied to the laser structure has been shown to have a significant impact on the laser emission properties such as the polarization dynamics or birefringence. In this work, we further explore the influence of strain on VCSELs and how this effect could be used to fine tune the laser wavelength. Through a comprehensive investigation, we demonstrate consistent wavelength shift up to 1 nm and report a sensitivity between 0.12 to 0.18 nm / millistrain. We also record birefringence values up to 292 GHz. Our results show that controlled strain level could be considered for fine wavelength tuning and possibly alleviate the selection of VCSEL for precise wavelength requirements.
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spellingShingle Wavelength tuning of VCSELs via controlled strain
Guessoum, Salah
Kyriazis, Athanasios
Malica, Tushar
Van Erps, Jürgen
Van Steenberge, Geert
Virte, Martin
Optics
Applied Physics
Besides major advantages for telecommunication applications, VCSELs have attracted interest for their potential for neuro-inspired computing, frequency comb generation or high-frequency spin oscillations. In the meantime, strain applied to the laser structure has been shown to have a significant impact on the laser emission properties such as the polarization dynamics or birefringence. In this work, we further explore the influence of strain on VCSELs and how this effect could be used to fine tune the laser wavelength. Through a comprehensive investigation, we demonstrate consistent wavelength shift up to 1 nm and report a sensitivity between 0.12 to 0.18 nm / millistrain. We also record birefringence values up to 292 GHz. Our results show that controlled strain level could be considered for fine wavelength tuning and possibly alleviate the selection of VCSEL for precise wavelength requirements.
title Wavelength tuning of VCSELs via controlled strain
topic Optics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.09125