Polarization bistability in 1550 nm wavelength single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers subject to orthogonal optical injection

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 895-902

  Valle, A ^a   Gomez Molina M ^a   Pesquera, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bistable laser diodes; Injection locking; Optical bistability; Optical signal processing; Polarization switching (PS); Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; ELASTICITY; HYSTERESIS; LASER PULSES; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); POLARIZATION; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS; SURFACES; WASTEWATER;

1550 NM; BI STABLE; BISTABLE BEHAVIOR; CONSTANT LEVEL; CONSTANT VALUE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; HYSTERESIS CYCLES; INDUCED POLARIZATION (IP); INJECTED POWER; LINEARLY POLARIZED; MASTER LASER (ML); ORTHOGONAL OPTICAL INJECTION; POLARIZATION BISTABILITY; POLARIZATION MODES; POWER LEADS; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; SINGLE MODES; TRANSITION (JEL CLASSIFICATIONS:E52 ,E41 ,E31); VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER (VCSELS); VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSELS);

LASERS;

EID: 45249090106     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2008.918044     Document Type: Article

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