Title :
The effect of uniaxial planar stress on the quantum well gain spectra of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and their polarization
Author :
Van der Sande, Guy ; Panajotov, Krassmir ; Peeters, Michael ; Veretennicoff, Irina ; Danckaert, Jan ; Balle, Salvador
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys. & Photonics, Vrije Univ., Brussels, Belgium
Abstract :
We derive an analytical approximation for the gain of stressed quantum well lasers at low temperatures. This enables us to unify stress, thermal and spin relaxation effects in one model describing the polarization properties of VCSELs.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; light polarisation; quantum well lasers; stress effects; surface emitting lasers; polarization properties; quantum well gain spectra; spin relaxation effects; stress effects; stressed quantum well lasers; thermal effects; uniaxial planar stress; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical polarization; Quantum well lasers; Stability; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Tensile stress; Thermal stresses; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567206
