• DocumentCode
    2804883
  • Title

    Gain-dependent polarization properties of vertical-cavity lasers

  • Author

    Choquette, Kent D. ; Lear, K.L. ; Schneider, R.P., Jr. ; Leibenguth, R.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    19-23 Sep 1994
  • Firstpage
    149
  • Lastpage
    150
  • Abstract
    We show that the power partitioning between orthogonal TE polarization states depends on their relative spectral alignment with the gain spectrum in VCSELs. A simple means of maintaining a dominant eigen polarization for all elements in a VCSEL array is described
  • Keywords
    laser cavity resonators; laser variables measurement; semiconductor laser arrays; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL array; VCSELs; eigen polarization; gain spectrum; gain-dependent polarization properties; orthogonal TE polarization states; power partitioning; relative spectral alignment; vertical-cavity lasers; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Epitaxial growth; Indium gallium arsenide; Laser modes; Optical polarization; Power lasers; Resonance; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Semiconductor Laser Conference, 1994., 14th IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Maui, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1754-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISLC.1994.519309
  • Filename
    519309