Polarization instability and performance of free-space optical links based on vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 703-705

  Kuksenkov, D V ^a,b   Temkin, H ^b   Swirhun, S ^c  

^a IEEE

^b Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c Vixel Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIT ERROR RATE; LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL LINKS; PERFORMANCE; RANDOM PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STABILITY;

CYCLOSTATIONARY RANDOM PROCESSES; FREE SPACE OPTICAL LINKS; POLARIZATION STABILITY; RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE SPECTRUM; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 0030150140     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.491601     Document Type: Article

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