Strain-induced birefringence in vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers

Author

Jansen van Doom, A.K. ; van Exter, M.P. ; Woerdman, J.P.

Author_Institution

Huygens Lab., Leiden Univ., Netherlands

Volume

34

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

700

Lastpage

706

Abstract

We describe a new technique to study and control the polarization properties of planar vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers. The technique consists of the application of a controllable amount of strain by means of the thermal expansion that results from local heating in the vicinity of the device. Analytical expressions are derived for the strain and birefringence induced with this hot-spot technique. Experimentally, the relation between strain and birefringence is found to be highly anisotropic; this allows a natural interpretation of the distribution of the native polarization angles

Keywords

birefringence; deformation; laser cavity resonators; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; highly anisotropic; hot-spot technique; local heating; native polarization angles; planar vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers; polarization properties; strain-induced birefringence; thermal expansion; vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers; Birefringence; Capacitive sensors; Heating; Optical control; Polarization; Semiconductor lasers; Strain control; Temperature control; Thermal expansion; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.663454

Filename

663454