Engineering Polarization Switching in VCSELs with Custom Aperture Shapes
arXiv:2608.16597 · doi:10.1364/CLEO_AT.2025.JPS200_47
Abstract
We experimentally fabricate and measure vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) with custom aperture shapes, demonstrating predictable polarization control and switching, supporting their use in photonic computation schemes like Ising machines with polarization-based information encoding.
4 pages, 2 figures. Presented at CLEO 2025