Spin-Controlled Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers
Joint Authors
Hofmann, Martin R.
Gerhardt, Nils C.
Source
Advances in Optical Technologies
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-03-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
We discuss the concept of spin-controlled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and analyze it with respect to potential room-temperature applications in spin-optoelectronic devices.
Spin-optoelectronics is based on the optical selection rules as they provide a direct connection between the spin polarization of the recombining carriers and the circular polarization of the emitted photons.
By means of optical excitation and numerical simulations we show that spin-controlled VCSELs promise to have superior properties to conventional devices such as threshold reduction, spin control of the emission, or even much faster dynamics.
Possible concepts for room-temperature electrical spin injection without large external magnetic fields are summarized, and the progress on the field of purely electrically pumped spin-VCSELs is reviewed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gerhardt, Nils C.& Hofmann, Martin R.. 2012. Spin-Controlled Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers. Advances in Optical Technologies،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gerhardt, Nils C.& Hofmann, Martin R.. Spin-Controlled Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers. Advances in Optical Technologies No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458967
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gerhardt, Nils C.& Hofmann, Martin R.. Spin-Controlled Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers. Advances in Optical Technologies. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458967
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458967