Subpicosecond electrodynamics of distributed Bragg reflector microlasers: Results from finite difference time domain simulations

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 931-941

  Hagness, Susan C ^a   Joseph, Rose M ^b   Taflove, Allen ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODYNAMICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LASER RESONATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MIRRORS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; BRAGG REFLECTORS; DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS; REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR MICROLASERS; MICROCAVITY LASERS; NANOFABRICATION;

LASERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN SIMULATIONS; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT; ITS APPLICATIONS; MICROCAVITY LASER; MICRON SCALE DEVICES; NANOFABRICATION TECHNIQUES; REALISTIC SIMULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASER STRUCTURE;

EID: 0030192303     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS00436     Document Type: Article

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