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Gain-dependent polarization properties of vertical-cavity lasers

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dc.contributor.authorChoquette, Kent D., author
dc.contributor.authorLear, Kevin L., author
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Richard P., author
dc.contributor.authorLeibenguth, Ronald E., author
dc.contributor.authorIEEE, publisher
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T04:42:38Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T04:42:38Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.description.abstractWe show that the partitioning of power into the two orthogonal eigen polarizations of infra-red gain-guided vertical-cavity lasers depends upon the relative spectral overlap of the nondegenerate polarization cavity resonances with the laser gain spectrum. Furthermore, at the condition where the polarization resonances and the peak laser gain are aligned, abrupt switching of power between the eigen polarizations is observed as the gain sweeps through the polarization resonances. The gain-dependence of the polarization requires spectral splitting between the eigen polarizations, which is found to be strongly influenced by local strain. The polarization of the fundamental and higher-order spatial modes can be selected and maintained for all InGaAs vertical-cavity lasers in a wafer simply by employing a 20 nm or greater blue-shift offset of the peak laser gain relative to the cavity resonances.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe work performed at Sandia National Laboratories is supported by the U. S. Department of Energy under contract No. DE-AC04-94AL85000.
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationChoquette, Kent D., et al., Gain-Dependent Polarization Properties of Vertical-Cavity Lasers, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 1, no. 2 (June 1995): 661-666.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/824
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.rights©1995 IEEE.
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dc.subjectIII-V semiconductors
dc.subjectgallium arsenide
dc.subjectindium compounds
dc.subjectlaser beams
dc.subjectlaser cavity resonators
dc.subjectlaser modes
dc.subjectmolecular beam epitaxial growth
dc.subjectoptical fabrication
dc.subjectquantum well lasers
dc.subjectsurface emitting lasers
dc.subjectvapour phase epitaxial growth
dc.titleGain-dependent polarization properties of vertical-cavity lasers
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