Polarization modal noise and dichroism in vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers

Authors
van Exter, MP Willemsen, MB Woerdman, JP
Citation
Mp. Van Exter et al., Polarization modal noise and dichroism in vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers, APPL PHYS L, 74(16), 1999, pp. 2274-2276
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00036951 → ACNP
Volume
74
Issue
16
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2274 - 2276
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(19990419)74:16<2274:PMNADI>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
We show quantitatively how the limited polarization stability of vertical-c avity semiconductor lasers is related to the small dichroism and large quan tum noise in these lasers. We introduce several techniques to measure this dichroism and noise. Suitable polarization projections are shown to yield e ither the heterodyne beat or the partition noise of the two polarization mo des. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)03816-4].