Irregular pulsating polarization dynamics in gain-switched vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-143

  Valle, Angel ^a   Sciamanna, Marc ^b   Panajotov, Krassimir ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b SUPELEC   (France)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Current modulation; Nonlinear dynamics; Polarization switching; Spontaneous emission noise; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; SWITCHING;

CURRENT MODULATION; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION NOISE;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 38349031401     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.910707     Document Type: Article

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