https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2009066
Generation of local magnetic field; application to VCSEL
Institut FEMTO-ST, Université de Franche-Comté, CNRS, ENSMM, UTBM, 32 av. de l'Observatoire, 25044 Besançon Cedex, France
Corresponding author: pascal.vairac@femto-st.fr
Received:
1
August
2008
Accepted:
5
March
2009
Published online:
22
April
2009
In this article, we report on the simulation and realization of a magnetic circuit allowing to apply an axial magnetic field higher than 1 T. The proposed electromagnet is used to investigate the influence of a magnetic field on the polarization behavior of a vertical-cavity-surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). A non-linear polarization behavior can be experimentally observed for currents as low as the threshold current, provided that the magnetic field is strong enough.
PACS: 41.20.Gz – Magnetostatics; magnetic shielding, magnetic induction, boundary-value problems / 42.55.Px – Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes / 42.25.Ja – Polarization
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