Microscopic modeling and simulation of transverse-mode dynamics of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2072-2082

  Ning, C Z ^a   Goorjian, P M ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0000992464     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.002072     Document Type: Article

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