Finite-difference time-domain analysis and experimental examination of the performance of a coupled-cavity MQW laser/active waveguide at 1.54 μm

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 408-415

  Yuan, Y ^b   Jambunathan, R ^b   Singh, Jasprit ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Bhattacharya, Pallab ^{a,b,f,g,h,i,j,k,l}  

^a IEEE

^b The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g Dept of Elec Eng and Comp Sci ^*

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^j OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k EPFL   (Switzerland)

^l AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Integrated optics; Quantum well devices

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

DRY REACTIVE ION ETCHING; ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATOR; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN TECHNIQUE; INTEGRATED LASER MODULATOR;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031095964     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.556010     Document Type: Article

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