Optical injection-induced polarization switching dynamics in 1.5-μm wavelength single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 779-781

  Jeong, Kyu Hyeon ^a   Kim, Kyong Hon ^a   Lee, Seoung Hun ^a   Lee, Min Hee ^a   Yoo, Byeung Soo ^b   Shore, K Alan ^c  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Raycan Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injection locking; Instability; Laser diode; Polarization switching; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955232172     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.921110     Document Type: Article

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