• DocumentCode
    3059899
  • Title

    (110) quantum well based spin VCSELs

  • Author

    Kawaguchi, Hitoshi ; Koh, Shinji

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Mater. Sci., Nara Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Nara, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    10-14 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    58
  • Lastpage
    60
  • Abstract
    A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) based on (110) InGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum wells (MQWs) was fabricated and characterized. Circularly polarized lasing by optical pumping was demonstrated. A high degree of circular polarization, 0.94, was observed at 77 K, reflecting the long electron spin relaxation time in the (110) MQWs.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; optical fabrication; optical pumping; polarisation; semiconductor quantum wells; surface emitting lasers; (110) multiple quantum wells; InGaAs-GaAs; circularly polarized lasing; electron spin relaxation time; optical pumping; spin VCSEL; temperature 77 K; vertical cavity surface emitting laser;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), 2010 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Sevastopol
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7043-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CAOL.2010.5634265
  • Filename
    5634265