Variable-polarization optical feedback induced hysteresis of the polarization switching in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2512-2517

  Xiang, Shuiying ^a   Pan, Wei ^a   Yan, Lianshan ^a   Luo, Bin ^a   Zou, Xihua ^a   Jiang, Ning ^a   Wen, Kunhua ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; LASERS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION; SPHERES; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BISTABLES; FEEDBACK DELAY; FEEDBACK STRENGTH; HYSTERESIS CYCLES; POINCARE; POLARIZATION SWITCHING; POLARIZER ANGLE; POWER-LAW RELATIONSHIP; SWEEP RATES; TIME DOMAIN; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

FEEDBACK;

EID: 78649930849     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.002512     Document Type: Article

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