Modelling spatio-temporal dynamics of gain-guided multistripe and broad-area lasers

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-23

  Martin Regaldo J ^a   Balle, S ^a   Abraham, N B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad area lasers; Gain guided lasers; Multistripe lasers; Single mode lasers

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LASER THEORY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

BROAD AREA LASERS; CARRIER DIFFUSION; CARRIER SENSITIVE MECHANISMS; GAIN GUIDED MULTISTRIPE LASERS; INJECTION CURRENT; MAXWELL BLOCH EQUATION; OPTICAL FIELD DIFFRACTION; SINGLE MODE LASERS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030087123     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19960131     Document Type: Article

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