Transverse mode formation in microlasers by combined gain- and index-guiding

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1314-1321

  Serrat, Carles ^a,b   Van Exter, M P ^a   Van Druten, N J ^a   Woerdman, J P ^a,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PUMPING (LASER); REFRACTIVE INDEX;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS; MICROLASERS; MICRORESONATORS; PARABOLIC INDEX GUIDE; TRANSVERSE MODES;

LASER MODES;

EID: 0032590969     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.784591     Document Type: Article

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