Spatio-temporal dynamics of semiconductor lasers: Theory, modelling and analysis

Progress in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-179

  Hess, Ortwin ^a   Kuhn, Tilmann ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POLARIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

CHARGE CARRIER DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; INTERBAND POLARIZATION; SEMICLASSIC LASER THEORY; SPATIAL HOLE BURNING; SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS; UNSTABLE TRANSVERSE OPTICAL FILAMENTARY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0029709958     PISSN: 00796727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0079-6727(96)89779-5     Document Type: Review

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