Polarization selection in birefringent vertical-cavity surface emitting lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2062-2068

  Valle, Angel ^a,c,d,e   Shore, K Alan ^{b,d,f,g,h,i,j}   Pesquera, Luis ^a,c,k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Universidad de Cantabria ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA DE CANTABRIA CSIC UC   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^j Institute of Physics   (United Kingdom)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LASER MODES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

INJECTION CURRENTS; OPTICAL POWER; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS;

EID: 0030245201     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.536974     Document Type: Article

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