SPATIAL CW LASER

Spatial CW Laser
This component is CW laser that includes transverse mode profiles in the optical output. It is a subsystem built using the CW Laser and the Multimode Generator.

Ports
Name and description
Output

Port type
Output

Signal type
Optical

Parameters
Main
Name and description
Frequency
Emission frequency

Default value
850

Default unit
nm

Units
Hz, THZ, nm

Value range
[10, 10000]

Power
Output power

dBm

W, mW, dBm

[-1000, 1000]

Linewidth
Laser linewidth

10

MHz

[0, 1e+009]

Initial phase
Defines the initial phase of the output signal

deg

[-1E+100, 1E+100]

Polarization
Name and description
Azimuth
Azimuth angle of output polarization

Default value
0

Default unit
deg

Units

Value range
[-90, 90]

Ellipticity
Ellipticity angle of output polarization

deg

[-45, 45]

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Spatial effects
Name and description
Power ratio array
List of power values which describe the power distribution between multiple modes

Default value
1

Default unit

Units

Value range

Mode type
Defines the output signal mode types

LaguerreGaussian

LaguerreGaussian, HermiteGaussian X = Y, X and Y, X, Y

Mode polarization
Defines how the spatial modes are attached to the output signal

X=Y

Pol. X m,n index array

List of mode indexes 'm,n' for X polarization

00

Pol. X spot size

Spot size for X polarization

um

[1e-100, 1e+100]

Pol. X inv. radius of curvature

Inverse radius of curvature for X polarization

1/um

[0, 1e+100]

Pol. Y m,n index array

List of mode indexes 'm,n' for Y polarization

00

Pol. Y spot size

Spot size for Y polarization

um

[1e-100, 1e+100]

Pol. Y inv. radius of curvature

Inverse radius of curvature for polarization

1/um

[0, 1e+100]

Simulation
Name and description
Enabled
Determines whether or not the component is enabled

Default value
YES

Default unit

Units

Value range
[YES, NO]

Iterations
Number of times to repeat the calculation

Iterations

[1, 1e+009]

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Name and description

Sample rate
Frequency simulation window

Default value
Sample rate

Default unit
Hz

Units
Hz, GHz, THz

Value range
[1, 1e+100]

Space width X
Horizontal spatial simulation window

Space width X

um

[1e-100, 1e+100]

Space width Y
Vertical spatial simulation window

Space width Y

um

[1e-100, 1e+100]

Random Numbers
Name and description
Generate random seed
Determines if the seed is automatically defined and unique

Default value
YES

Units

Value range
[YES, NO]

Random seed index

User-defined seed index for noise generation

[0, 4999]

Technical Background
The layout of the Spatial CW Laser is presented in Figure 1. Refer to CW Laser and Multimode Generator component documentation for the technical background of the models.
Figure 1 Spatial CW Laser subsystem

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Notes:

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Spatiotemporal VCSEL
This component is VCSEL laser model based on 2D spatially-dependent rate equations that account dynamically for the spatial interactions between the optical field and carrier distributions in the active layer.

Ports
Name and description
Modulation Output

Port type
Input Output

Signal type
Electrical Optical

Supported Modes
Sample signals

Parameters
Main
Name and description
Frequency
Laser emission frequency

Default value
850

Default unit
nm

Units
Hz, THZ, nm

Value range
[10, 10000]

Bias current
Input bias current

mA

[0, 1000]

Modulation peak current

Input modulation peak current

10

mA

[0, 1000]

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