Bistable output of an optically pumped vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3430-3436

  Bohn, Matthew J ^a,b   McInerney, J G ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); ETALONS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

FABRY-PEROT MODEL; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

OPTICAL BISTABILITY;

EID: 0031353563     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.003430     Document Type: Article

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