Analysis and design of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers for self-sustained pulsation operation

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 497-505

  Yu, S F ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROBINSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Electronic Engineering   (Hong Kong)

^e Hon Scholar Cambridge Cmw Trust S   (Hong Kong)

^f OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser stability; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; FOCUSING; LASER PULSES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

LASER STABILITY; LATERAL LOSS EFFECTS; OPTICAL GAIN; SPATIAL HOLE BURNING; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032028612     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.661458     Document Type: Article

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