Complete polarization mode control of long-wavelength tunable vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers over 65-nm tuning, up to 14-mW output power

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1037-1048

  Matsui, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Vakhshoori, Daryoosh ^a,c   Wang, Peidong ^a,c   Chen, Peili ^a,c   Lu, Chih Cheng ^a,c   Jiang, Min ^a,b   Knopp, Kevin ^a,c   Burroughs, Scott ^a   Tayebati, Parviz ^a,b  

^a NORTEL NETWORKS   (United States)

^b II VI Inc   (United States)

^c Ahura Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Polarization; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Spin; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs)

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; LASER TUNING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL TESTING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

LONG WAVELENGTH LASERS; POLARIZATION MODE CONTROL; SPIN FLIP MODEL; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0141517558     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.816110     Document Type: Article

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