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Title: Polarization-mode hopping in single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: Theory and experiment

Abstract

In this paper, we present a theoretical and experimental analysis of stochastic effects observed in polarization switching vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. We make a thorough comparison between theoretical predictions and experiments, comparing measured quasipotentials and dwell times. The correspondence between our theoretical model based on stochastic intensity rate equations and the experiments is found to be very good.

Authors:
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  1. Department of Applied Physics and Photonics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussel, (Belgium)
  2. Instituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata (INOA), Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, (Italy)
  3. INFM, Unita di Firenze, Firenze, (Italy)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20639964
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review. A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 68; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.013813; (c) 2003 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; LASERS; PHOTON EMISSION; POLARIZATION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SURFACES; VISIBLE RADIATION

Citation Formats

Nagler, Bob, Peeters, Michael, Albert, Jan, Verschaffelt, Guy, Panajotov, Krassimir, Thienpont, Hugo, Veretennicoff, Irina, Danckaert, Jan, Barbay, Sylvain, Giacomelli, Giovanni, INFM, Unita di Firenze, Firenze,, Marin, Francesco, and Dipartimento di Fisica and LENS, Universita di Firenze, via Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino,. Polarization-mode hopping in single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: Theory and experiment. United States: N. p., 2003. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.68.013813.
Nagler, Bob, Peeters, Michael, Albert, Jan, Verschaffelt, Guy, Panajotov, Krassimir, Thienpont, Hugo, Veretennicoff, Irina, Danckaert, Jan, Barbay, Sylvain, Giacomelli, Giovanni, INFM, Unita di Firenze, Firenze,, Marin, Francesco, & Dipartimento di Fisica and LENS, Universita di Firenze, via Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino,. Polarization-mode hopping in single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: Theory and experiment. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.013813
Nagler, Bob, Peeters, Michael, Albert, Jan, Verschaffelt, Guy, Panajotov, Krassimir, Thienpont, Hugo, Veretennicoff, Irina, Danckaert, Jan, Barbay, Sylvain, Giacomelli, Giovanni, INFM, Unita di Firenze, Firenze,, Marin, Francesco, and Dipartimento di Fisica and LENS, Universita di Firenze, via Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino,. 2003. "Polarization-mode hopping in single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: Theory and experiment". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.013813.
@article{osti_20639964,
title = {Polarization-mode hopping in single-mode vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers: Theory and experiment},
author = {Nagler, Bob and Peeters, Michael and Albert, Jan and Verschaffelt, Guy and Panajotov, Krassimir and Thienpont, Hugo and Veretennicoff, Irina and Danckaert, Jan and Barbay, Sylvain and Giacomelli, Giovanni and INFM, Unita di Firenze, Firenze, and Marin, Francesco and Dipartimento di Fisica and LENS, Universita di Firenze, via Sansone 1, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino,},
abstractNote = {In this paper, we present a theoretical and experimental analysis of stochastic effects observed in polarization switching vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. We make a thorough comparison between theoretical predictions and experiments, comparing measured quasipotentials and dwell times. The correspondence between our theoretical model based on stochastic intensity rate equations and the experiments is found to be very good.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.68.013813},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20639964}, journal = {Physical Review. A},
issn = {1050-2947},
number = 1,
volume = 68,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003},
month = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003}
}