Self-consistent calculation of the lasing eigenmode of the dielectrically apertured Fabry-Perot microcavity with idealized or distributed Bragg reflectors

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2319-2326

  Deng, Q ^b   Deppe, D G ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed Bragg reflectors; Laser modes; Laser resonators; Modeling; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; LASER MODES; MIRRORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

LASER RESONATORS;

EID: 0031382750     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.644116     Document Type: Article

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