SWITCHING OF THE POLARIZATION STATE OF A VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER USING POLARIZED FEEDBACK

被引:41
作者
ROBERT, F
BESNARD, P
CHARES, ML
STEPHAN, GM
机构
[1] Laboratoire d'Optronique associé au C.N.R.S. (EP001), Université de Rennes, ENSSAT, Lannion, 22305
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10.1007/BF00567556
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We show that the light of a commercial vertical cavity surface-emitting laser with polarized optical feedback can be switched between two linear polarization eigenstates. The flip occurs when the feedback phase is scanned by either the external cavity length or the injection current.
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页数:7
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