Fig. 1. Polarization-resolved P-μ curves of a free-running 850 nm-VCSEL

Fig. 2. Bifurcation diagrams of power extrema of X-PC and Y-PC outputs from a 850 nm-VCSEL versus modulation frequency f_m when m is 0.75

Fig. 3. Time series and optical spectra of X-PC and Y-PC outputs of 850 nm-VCSEL when modulation parameters m=0.75 and f_m=4.2 GHz, where the frequency zero corresponds the central frequency of free-running 850 nm-VCSEL in the optical spectra. (a) Time series of X-PC; (b) time series of Y-PC; (c) optical spectrum of X-PC; (d) optical spectrum of Y-PC

Fig. 4. Time series (first and second columns) and optical spectra (third and fourth columns) of X-PC and Y-PC outputs of VCSEL under frequency detuning Δv=10.0 GHz with different values of E_inj. (a)-(d) E_inj=0.004; (e)-(h) E_inj=0.020; (i)-(l) E_inj=0.048; (m)-(p) E_inj=0.070

Fig. 5. Bandwidths of X-OFC and Y-OFC outputs of VCSEL and σ_PMSR as a function of E_inj under Δv=10.0 GHz, m=0.75 and f_m=4.2 GHz

Fig. 6. Distribution of OFC output from 850 nm-VCSEL in the parameter space of E_inj and Δv under f_m=4.2 GHz

Fig. 7. Optical spectra of X-PC and Y-PC outputs from 850 nm-VCSEL under Δv=10.0 GHz and m=0.75 with different f_m and E_inj values. (a)(b) Optical spectra of X-PC and Y-PC when f_m and E_inj are 3.8 GHz and 0.008, respectively; (c)(d) optical spectra of X-PC and Y-PC when f_m and E_inj are 5.2 GHz and 1.17, respectively