Shallow surface gratings for high-power VCSELs with one preferred polarization for all modes

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1593-1595

  Ostermann, Johannes Michael ^a   Debernardi, Pierluigi ^b   Jalics, Christof ^a,c   Michalzik, Rainer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optical gratings; Polarization control; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HIGH POWER LASERS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LASER MODES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SURFACES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LASER PERFORMANCE; OPTICAL GRATINGS; POLARIZATION CONTROL; SURFACE GRATINGS; THERMAL ROLLOVER; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 23844547200     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.851935     Document Type: Article

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