Numerical Study of Optical Injection Dynamics of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-30

  Torre, M S ^a   Masoller, Cristina ^b,c   Shore, K A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA   (Uruguay)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiphase dynamics; Chaotic oscillations; Injection locking; Optical injection; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs)

Indexed keywords

BESSEL FUNCTIONS; CHAOS THEORY; CLADDING (COATING); LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OSCILLATIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

ANTIPHASE DYNAMICS; CHAOTIC OSCILLATIONS; INJECTION LOCKING; OPTICAL INJECTION; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0742272665     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.821484     Document Type: Article

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