A physics-based three-dimensional model for distributed feedback laser diodes

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1545-1553

  Li, Xun ^a,b,e,f,g   Sadovnikov, A D ^c   Huang, W P ^b   Makino, Toshihiko ^a,d  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION   (United States)

^d NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

^e SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Res Inst of P Telecommunications   (China)

^g BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer aided engineering; Distributed feedback lasers; Numerical simulation; Semiconductor laser diodes; Steady state and small signal analysis; Three dimensional modeling

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

LONGITUDINAL SPATIAL HOLE-BURNING EFFECTS; SELF-CONSISTENTLY OPTICAL CONFINEMENT;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032166780     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.709569     Document Type: Article

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