Polarization-stable monolithic VCSELs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6908, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Michalzik, Rainer ^a   Ostermann, Johannes Michael ^a   Debernardi, Pierluigi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic modeling; Free space optics; Optical data transmission; Optical gratings; Optical sensing; Polarization control; Polarization division multiplexing; Semiconductor laser; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

DATA TRANSFER; OPTICAL SENSORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; FREE-SPACE OPTICS; OPTICAL DATA TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL GRATINGS; POLARIZATION CONTROL; POLARIZATION DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 43249108106     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.771142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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