Memory effect for polarization of pump light in optically pumped vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1455-1460

  Hendriks, R F M ^a   Van Exter, M P ^a   Woerdman, J P ^a   Gulden, K H ^b   Moser, M ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CSEM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Optical pumping; Polarization; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

MEMORY EFFECTS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0032139930     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.704341     Document Type: Article

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