Photonic Generation of Neuron-Like Dynamics Using VCSELs Subject to Double Polarized Optical Injection

We propose to generate excitatory and inhibitory neuron-like dynamics in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) by applying simultaneously the orthogonally-polarized CW optical injection (OPCWOI) and parallelly-polarized pulse optical injection stimulus. Based on the spin flip model, excitatory and inhibitory neuron-like dynamics accompanying with reverse polarization switching is numerically investigated. It is found that, due to the...