• DocumentCode
    520323
  • Title

    Gigahertz circular polarization oscillations in spin-polarized vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

  • Author

    Gerhardt, N.C. ; Li, M. ; Jaehme, H. ; Soldat, H. ; Hofmann, M.R. ; Ackemann, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics & Terahertz Technol., Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We analyze ultrafast circular polarization oscillations in a commercial vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser after spin injection at room temperature. The circular polarization exhibits faster dynamics than the intensity and longer persistence than the spin relaxation time.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; polarisation; spin; surface emitting lasers; gigahertz circular polarization oscillations; spin injection; spin polarized vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; temperature 293 K to 298 K; ultrafast circular polarization oscillation; Electron optics; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5499893