Coherently Coupled Vertical Cavity Laser Arrays with Frequency Detuning and Asymmetric Gain Distribution

Authors :: Bradley J. Thompson
P. Scott Carney
Stewart T. M. Fryslie
Zihe Gao
Kent D. Choquette
Source :: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: OSA, 2016.
Abstract: By solving the coupled oscillator equations we study the effect of frequency detuning and asymmetric gain distribution on coherently coupled VCSEL arrays. Beam steering and parity-time symmetry breaking behavior has been predicted and experimentally observed.

Subjects :: Physics
Distribution (number theory)
Scanning electron microscope
business.industry
Beam steering
02 engineering and technology
Laser
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser
law.invention
020210 optoelectronics & photonics
Optics
law
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Physics::Accelerator Physics
Optoelectronics
Symmetry breaking
business

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