Simple rate-equation-based thermal VCSEL model

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 865-872

  Mena, P V ^a   Morikuni, J J ^b   Kang, S M ^a   Harton, A V ^b   Wyatt, K W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT; NUMERICAL METHODS; SIMULATORS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LIGHT CURRENT CHARACTERISTICS; RATE EQUATIONS; THERMAL MODELING; THERMAL OFFSET CURRENT; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032653421     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.762905     Document Type: Article

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