Transverse and Temporal Mode Dependence on Mirror Contrast in Microcavity Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 2026-2036

  Deng, H ^a   Deng, Q ^a   Deppe, D G ^a   Huffaker, D L ^a   Shin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; LASER MODES; LIGHT EMISSION; MIRRORS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RADIATION; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SWITCHING; TEMPERATURE;

GAIN SWITCHED PULSE WIDTH; MICROCAVITY LASER; MIRROR CONTRAST RATIO; STIMULATED EMISSION SOURCE; TEMPORAL MODE DEPENDENCE; TRANSVERSE MODE DEPENDENCE; TRANSVERSE RADIATION PATTERN;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 0029406841     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.469284     Document Type: Article

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