Rate equation analysis of a microcavity laser with a finite number of molecules in the mode volume

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 36, Issue 7 A, 1997, Pages 4307-4311

  Morimura, Shun ^a   Ujihara, Kikuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anomalous power saturation; Microcavity laser; Mode volume; Modified rate equation; Number of molecules; Spontaneous emission coupling ratio

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS POWER SATURATION; MICROCAVITY LASER; MODE VOLUME; RATE EQUATION ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION COUPLING RATIO;

LIGHT EMISSION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OSCILLATIONS;

LASERS;

EID: 0031187326     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.36.4307     Document Type: Article

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