Picosecond polarization dynamics and noise in pulsed vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-301

  Blansett, E L ^a,b   Raymer, M G ^a   Cui, Guoqiang ^a   Khitrova, G ^c   Gibbs, H M ^c   Serkland, D K ^b   Allerman, A A ^b   Geib, K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlations; Noise; Polarization; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTOCHROMISM; PUMPING (LASER); RELAXATION PROCESSES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

DICHROISM; LINEAR DETECTION; NOISE CORRELATIONS; PICOSECOND POLARIZATION DYNAMICS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 15544374223     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.842312     Document Type: Article

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