Abstract

We develop a mesoscopic model of semiconductor dynamics for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers which allows us to describe polarization and transverse mode dynamics simultaneously. Within this model, we study the selection processes and the turn-on delay for the switch-on of different transverse modes in gain-guided VCSELs. We consider different active-region diameters, excitation conditions and current shapes. Following the application of the current pulse, transverse modes become excited in a quite definite sequence. After the turn-on, the VCSEL initially switches-on in the fundamental transverse mode, but higher-order transverse modes become excited later. In general, the results obtained are in qualitative agreement with experiments reported recently. Finally, we discuss the current shape dependence on the transverse mode selection at threshold.

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