Title :
Polarization control of a quantum cascade laser
Author :
Dhirhe, D. ; Slight, T.J. ; Holmes, B.M. ; Hutchings, D.C. ; Ironside, C.N.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
By integrating a polarization mode converter we have obtained significant amounts of Transverse Electrical light from a quantum cascade laser. First results indicate up to around 18%TE light in an elliptically polarized output.
Keywords :
light polarisation; quantum cascade lasers; elliptically polarized output; polarization control; polarization mode converter; quantum cascade laser; transverse electrical light; Optical device fabrication; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Optical variables measurement; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
