Polarization properties of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 765-783

  Martin Regalado, J ^b,c   Prati, F ^d   San Miguel, M ^b,c   Abraham, N B ^a,b,e  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser stability; Optical injection locking; Polarization; Polarization switching; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIREFRINGENCE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LASER MODES; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

INJECTION CURRENT; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0031145964     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.572151     Document Type: Article

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