Polarization switching to the gain disfavored mode in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-104

  Sondermann, Markus ^a   Weinkath, Michael ^a   Ackemann, Thorsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Polarization dynamics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS; GAIN MEASUREMENT; POLARIZATION; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

GAIN DISFAVORED MODE; NONLINEAR DYNAMIC MODEL; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; RELAXATION OSCILLATION FREQUENCY; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

EID: 1242263854     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.821537     Document Type: Article

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