Transverse-mode selection in external-cavity vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diodes

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2477-2483

  Dellunde, J ^a   Valle, A ^b   Shore, K A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FEEDBACK; LASER MODES; LASER THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS;

OPTICAL FEEDBACK; TRANSVERSE MODE SELECTION; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030288354     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.002477     Document Type: Article

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