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Proton implanted vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) are easy to fabricate and have high production yields. However, because they exhibit circular symmetry, two orthogonal polarization modes can oscillate simultaneously 1. Consequently, the polarization stability of VCSELs under modulation is of critical concern in applications such as optical recording, optical computing, and optical communications which may involve polarization sensitive components. Previous investigations of VCSEL polarization stability have considered only continuous-wave (CW) operation1,2,3,4. However, practical optical transmission systems require modulation of the laser and hence consideration of the dynamic, modulated laser properties.
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Wu, M.S., Buckman, L.A., Li, G.S., Lau, K.Y., Chang-Hasnain, C.J. (1995). Polarization Induced Enhancement of Relative Intensity Noise and Modulation Distortion of Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers. In: Tamir, T., Griffel, G., Bertoni, H.L. (eds) Guided-Wave Optoelectronics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1039-4_10
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