Analytic Expressions for the Reflection Delay, Penetration Depth, and Absorptance of Quarterwave Dielectric Mirrors

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 514-524

  Babic, Dubravko I ^a   Corzine, Scott W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS - RESONATORS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

BAND-STOP CENTER FREQUENCY; MIRROR ABSORPTANCE; PHASE PENETRATION DEPTH; QUARTER-WAVE DIELECTRIC MIRRORS; REFLECTION DELAY; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

MIRRORS;

EID: 0026818393     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.123281     Document Type: Article

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