Polarization loxodrome of a vertical-cavity semiconductor laser

被引：1
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作者：
Willemsen, MB [1 ]
van Exter, MP [1 ]
Woerdman, JP [1 ]
机构：
[1] Leiden Univ, Huygens Lab, NL-2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
来源：
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS | 2001年 / 199卷 / 1-4期
关键词：
vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; loxodromes; polarization dynamics; Poincare sphere;
D O I：
10.1016/S0030-4018(01)01535-8
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We present a theoretical analysis of the polarization dynamics of a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with either linear anisotropies or nonlinear anisotropies. In both cases, we demonstrate that the polarization excursions follow a loxodrome spiral curve on the Poincare sphere of the polarization. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：167 / 173
页数：7
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