Polarization dynamics of current-modulated vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1074-1082

  Masoller, Cristina ^a   Torre, Maria Susana ^b   Alan Shore, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current modulation; Polarization switching; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs)

Indexed keywords

CURRENT MODULATION; DIRECT CURRENT; FOURIER DOMAINS; FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCY; HIGH FREQUENCY; LINEAR POLARIZATION; LOW FREQUENCY; MODULATION AMPLITUDES; MODULATION FREQUENCIES; MODULATION RESPONSE; MULTISTABILITY; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; POLARIZATION DYNAMICS; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; RESPONSE FUNCTIONS; SINGLE-MODE LASERS; SMALL-SIGNAL MODULATION RESPONSE; TOTAL POWER; TYPE II; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

COMPETITION; LASER MODES; LASERS; MODULATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; POLARIZATION;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 55349110658     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.907237     Document Type: Article

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