DocumentCode
2922384
Title
Anatomy of a VCSEL polarization switch
Author
Woerdman, J.P. ; van Exter, M.P. ; Willemsen, M.B.
Author_Institution
Huygens Lab., Leiden Univ., Netherlands
fYear
2000
fDate
7-12 May 2000
Firstpage
232
Abstract
Summary form only given. The nature of polarization switches in VCSELs has given rise to considerable debate. A switch occurs when the lasing polarization is destabilized in favor of the orthogonal polarization. Key issues are (i) whether this requires the two polarization modes to have equal frequencies (=zero birefringence) or equal losses (=zero dichroism) and (ii) how the polarization behaves during a switch.
Keywords
electro-optical switches; light polarisation; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL polarization switch; equal frequencies; equal losses; orthogonal polarization; polarization; polarization modes; polarization switches; zero birefringence; zero dichroism; Anatomy; Cameras; Large Hadron Collider; Optical arrays; Optical polarization; Optical surface waves; Optical switches; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-634-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2000.906952
Filename
906952
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