Influence of polarization-selected mutual injection on the polarization-switching dynamics of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2472-2478

  Zhang, Wei Li ^a   Pan, Wei ^a   Luo, Bin ^a   Li, Xiao Feng ^a   Zou, Xi Hua ^a   Wang, Meng Yao ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER OPTICS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FREQUENCY DETUNING; POLARIZATION-SELECTED MUTUAL INJECTION; POLARIZATION-SWITCHING DYNAMICS;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 36048949085     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002472     Document Type: Article

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