Enhancement of a liquid-crystal modulator using an external-cavity VCSEL

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 940-942

  Wilkinson, C I ^a   Woodhead, J ^a   Frost, J E F ^a   Roberts, J S ^a   Wilson, R ^b   Lewis, M F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSBAR EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; PHOTONS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL MODULATOR; OPTICAL FEEDBACK; THRESHOLD CURRENTS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032631984     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.775306     Document Type: Article

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