DocumentCode
421473
Title
Laser threshold reduction in a spintronic device
Author
Rudolph, J. ; Hugele, D. ; Oestreich, M. ; Gibbs, H.M. ; Khitrova, G.
Author_Institution
Inst. fur Festkorperphys., Hannover Univ., Germany
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate a threshold reduction of a semiconductor laser by optically pumping with spin-polarized electrons. Calculations show that a threshold reduction by 50% is possible even for electrically pumped lasers.
Keywords
electron spin polarisation; laser cavity resonators; magnetoelectronics; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; electrically pumped lasers; laser threshold reduction; optical pumping; semiconductor laser; spin-polarized electrons; spintronic device;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1360665
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