Frequency response of polarization switching in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1177-1186

  Verschaffelt, Guy ^a   Albert, Jan ^a   Nagler, Bob ^a   Peeters, Michael ^a   Danckaert, Jan ^a   Barbay, Sylvain ^b,c   Giacomelli, Giovanni ^b   Marin, Francesco ^d  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^c LPN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amplitude modulation; Numerical analysis; Optical polarization; Stochastic systems; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLARIZATION SWITCHING; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0141952919     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.817241     Document Type: Article

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