First demonstration of highly reflective and highly polarization selective diffraction gratings (GIRO-gratings) for long-wavelength VCSEL's

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1205-1207

  Goeman, S ^a   Boons, S ^a   Dhoedt, B ^a   Vandeputte, K ^a   Caekebeke, K ^a   Van Daele, P ^a   Baets, R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Grating reflectors; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0032164950     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.705591     Document Type: Article

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