Modeling spatial hole burning and mode competition in index-guided VCSELs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4942, Issue , 2002, Pages 158-169

  Schatz, Richard ^a   Peelers, Michael ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Modulation; Polarization; Semiconductor laser; VCSEL

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SWITCHING;

VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0043231562     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.468480     Document Type: Conference Paper

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