Polarization bistability in long-wavelength multitransverse-mode VCSELs induced by orthogonal optical injection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7720, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Quirce, A ^a   Cuesta, J R ^a   Valle, A ^a   Hurtado, A ^b   Pesquera, L ^a   Adams, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bistable semiconductor lasers; Injection locking; Optical bistability; Polarization switching; Transverse modes; Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

BISTABLE SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; INJECTION-LOCKING; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; TRANSVERSE MODE; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

HYSTERESIS; LASERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

INJECTION LASERS;

EID: 77957858000     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.854250     Document Type: Conference Paper

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