Affiliation:
1. Campus Universitat de les Illes Balears
2. Technische Universität Berlin
Abstract
Networks of semiconductor lasers are the foundation of numerous applications and fundamental investigations in nonlinear dynamics, material processing, lighting, and information processing. However, making the usually narrowband semiconductor lasers within the network interact requires both high spectral homogeneity and a fitting coupling concept. Here, we report how we use diffractive optics in an external cavity to experimentally couple vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) in a 5×5 array. Out of the 25 lasers, we succeed to spectrally align 22, all of which we lock simultaneously to an external drive laser. Furthermore, we show the considerable coupling interactions between the lasers of the array. This way, we present the largest network of optically coupled semiconductor lasers reported so far and the first detailed characterization of such a diffractively coupled system. Due to the high homogeneity of the lasers, the strong interaction between them, and the scalability of the coupling approach, our VCSEL network is a promising platform for experimental investigations of complex systems, and it has direct applications as a photonic neural network.
Funder
Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Volkswagen Foundation
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Subject
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Cited by
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