Nonlinear gain and carrier temperature dynamics in semiconductor laser media

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1107-1119

  Sarkisyan, T V ^a   Oraevsky, A N ^b   Rosenberger, A T ^a   Rolleigh, R L ^a,c   Bandy, D K ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c HENDRIX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TEMPERATURE;

CARRIER TEMPERATURE DYNAMICS; GAIN FUNCTION; GAIN SUPPRESSION; MODIFIED RATE EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR GAIN;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0032024894     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.001107     Document Type: Article

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