Dynamical trapping of light in coupled laser arrays: Slow or fast?

Yuval Yifat, Christopher Long, Jacob Scheuer*, Eli Kapon

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We study the dynamics of coupled arrays of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs) under optical injection of light into on of the VCSEL in the array In spite of a theoretical expectation for slow light propagation exhibiting resonance tunneling of the injected pulse to its adjacent lasers we observed the opposite effect - the light was first observed in the VCSEL furthest away from the injection point. These rather surprising results are presented and several possible explanations are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Slow and Fast Light V
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
EventAdvances in Slow and Fast Light V - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 22 Jan 201224 Jan 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8273
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceAdvances in Slow and Fast Light V
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period22/01/1224/01/12

Keywords

  • Lasers
  • VCSELs
  • coupled laser arrays
  • fast light
  • slow light

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