Analysis of microcavity VCSEL lasing modes using a full-vector weighted index method

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1890-1903

  Noble, Michael J ^a,b,c,d   Loehr, John P ^b,e   Lott, James A ^a,d,f,g,h  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d USAF   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^h SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser modes; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Variational methods

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; LASER MODES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; STIMULATED EMISSION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

FULL VECTOR WEIGHTED INDEX METHOD; OPTICAL CONFINEMENT FACTOR; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032187801     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.720225     Document Type: Article

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