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Photon Statistics of Pulsed, Vertical-Cavity, Surface-Emitting Lasers
Published
Author(s)
M. Beck, T. W. Garrison, David H. Christensen
Abstract
For pulsed surface-emitting lasers, we have measured probability distributions for the total number of photons per puse and distributions for the orthogonal polarizations.
Proceedings Title
Tech. Dig., OSA Quantum Optoelectronics
Issue
5
Conference Dates
April 12-13, 1999
Conference Location
Aspen, CO
Pub Type
Conferences
Keywords
noise, photon statistics, VCSELs
Citation
Beck, M.
, Garrison, T.
and Christensen, D.
(1999),
Photon Statistics of Pulsed, Vertical-Cavity, Surface-Emitting Lasers, Tech. Dig., OSA Quantum Optoelectronics, Aspen, CO
(Accessed October 17, 2025)