Ultrafast polarization dynamics and noise in pulsed vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 312-318

  Blansett, E L ^a   Raymer, M G ^a   Khitrova, G ^b   Gibbs, H M ^b   Serkland, D K ^c   Allerman, A A ^c   Geib, K M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

PHOTON STATISTICS; SPIN-FLIP RATES; ULTRAFAST PROCESSES IN CONDENSED MATTER; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0009689805     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.9.000312     Document Type: Article

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