Dynamic properties of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with improved polarization stability

Author

Kuksenkov, D.V. ; Temkin, IH ; Yoshikawa, T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA

Volume

8

Issue

8

fYear

1996

Firstpage

977

Lastpage

979

Abstract

We describe dynamic properties of rectangular etched post vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers designed for increased polarization stability. These lasers show polarization extinction ratios higher than 20 dB in CW and under high-speed large signal modulation. The high degree of polarization stability allows for error-free transmission in polarization selective free space optical links.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; electro-optical modulation; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; laser cavity resonators; laser stability; laser theory; light polarisation; optical design techniques; surface emitting lasers; InGaAs-GaAs; InGaAs-GaAs lasers; dynamic properties; error-free transmission; high-speed large signal modulation; improved polarization stability; polarization extinction ratios; polarization selective free space optical links; rectangular etched post vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser design; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Etching; Extinction ratio; Frequency; Laboratories; Laser stability; Optical fiber communication; Optical polarization; Surface emitting lasers; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.508709

Filename

508709