Electrical Polarization Control of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers Using Polarized Feedback and a Liquid Crystal

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-157

  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

Liquid crystals; Optical feedback; Polarization; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL FEEDBACK; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033079726     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.740688     Document Type: Article

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