Control of Polarization Switching in Vertical Coupled-Cavities Surface Emitting Lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 365-367

  Badilita, V ^a   Carlin, J F ^a   Ilegems, M ^a   Brunner, M ^b   Verschaffelt, G ^c   Panajotov, K ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Bookham Inc   (Switzerland)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Modulation response; Multisection devices; Polarization switching; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HYSTERESIS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

MODULATION RESPONSE; MULTISECTION DEVICES; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 1442264087     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.821067     Document Type: Article

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