Polarization switching in quantum-well vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

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作者
MartinRegalado, J
Miguel, MS
Abraham, NB
Prati, F
机构
[1] INST MEDITERRANEO ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS,CSIC,UIB,E-07071 PALMA DE MALLORCA,SPAIN
[2] UNIV MILAN,DEPT PHYS,I-20133 MILAN,ITALY
[3] BRYN MAWR COLL,DEPT PHYS,BRYN MAWR,PA 19010
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10.1364/OL.21.000351
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Switching between linearly polarized states of slightly different optical frequencies with the same transverse-mode pattern is found, as the injection current is increased. Switchings found here for semiconductor rate-equation models incorporating a vector electric field, birefringence, and the alpha factor are similar to previously reported experimental results. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America
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页数:3
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