Title :
Low power polarization modulation of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers
Author :
Tan, Meng Peun ; Kasten, Ansas Matthias ; Strand, Timothy ; Choquette, Kent D.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers with anisotropic cavity supports two orthogonal polarizations, and current injection direction selects the dominant polarization. Low-power, high extinction ratio modulation requiring <; 200 mV is demonstrated.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; optical modulation; surface emitting lasers; anisotropic cavity; current injection direction; dominant polarization; low power polarization modulation; orthogonal polarizations; vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Apertures; Cavity resonators; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Photonics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
