Controlled Polarization Switching in VCSELs by Means of Asymmetric Current Injection

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 708-710

  Augustin, L M ^a   Smalbrugge, E ^a   Choquette, K D ^b   Karouta, F ^a   Strijbos, R C ^a   Verschaffelt, G ^c   Geluk, E J ^a   Van de Roer, T G ^a   Thienpont, H ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Asymmetric current injection; Distributed feedback lasers; GaAs; Intracavity contacts; Polarization control; Polarization switching; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); DRY ETCHING; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OHMIC CONTACTS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SWITCHING;

ASYMMETRIC CURRENT INJECTION; GAAS; INTRACAVITY CONTACTS; POLARIZATION CONTROL; POLARIZATION SWITCHING;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 1642633896     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.823693     Document Type: Article

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