• DocumentCode
    3127990
  • Title

    Polarization-stable VCSELs for optical sensing and communications

  • Author

    Michalzik, R. ; Ostermann, J.M. ; Al-Samaneh, A. ; Wahl, D. ; Rinaldi, F. ; Debernardi, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Optoelectron., Ulm Univ., Ulm, Germany
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    13-17 July 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We review our work on short-wavelength transverse single-mode or multimode VCSELs that show stable linearly polarized light output owing to the incorporation of surface gratings. An emphasis is put on optical sensing and communications applications.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; laser stability; light polarisation; measurement by laser beam; optical sensors; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; multimode VCSEL; optical communication; optical sensing; short-wavelength transverse single-mode VCSEL; stable linearly polarized light; surface gratings; Application software; Gratings; Laser modes; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Stability; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
  • Conference_Location
    Hong Kong
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4102-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4103-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OECC.2009.5219064
  • Filename
    5219064