Comprehensive numerical modeling of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 607-616

  Hadley, G Ronald ^a,b   Lear, K L ^a,b   Warren, M E ^b   Choquette, K D ^b   Scott, J W ^c,d   Corzine, S W ^e,f  

^a IEEE

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c Optical Concepts Inc   (United States)

^d Vixel Corporation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; HEAT TRANSFER; LASER MODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTONS; QUANTUM THEORY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

MULTILATERAL MODE EFFECTIVE INDEX OPTICAL MODEL; PROTON IMPLANTED DEVICES; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030130302     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.488833     Document Type: Article

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