Dynamic behavior of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1168-1179

  Yu, S F ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROBINSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Cambridge Commonwealth Trust ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHARGE CARRIERS; DYNAMICS; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BRAGG REFLECTORS; CARRIER TRANSPORT; LATERAL OPTICAL CONFINEMENT; OPTICAL FIELD; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION PROFILE; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030194051     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.517017     Document Type: Article

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