Self-pulsations, bistability, and intracavity quantum-well absorber modulation of VCSELs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3290, Issue , 1998, Pages 92-103

  Hudgings, Janice A ^a   Lim, Sui F ^a   Li, Gabriel S ^a   Yuen, Wupen ^a   Lau, Kam Y ^a   Chang Hasnain, Connie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Modulation; Optical bistability; Quantum well absorber; Self pulsation; Surface emitting laser

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT MODULATION;

VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0032387964     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.298230     Document Type: Conference Paper

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