Ghost modes and resonant effects in AlGaN-InGaN-GaN lasers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 771-779

  Eliseev, Petr G ^a,b   Smolyakov, Gennady A ^a   Osiński, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); LASER MODES; MODAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RESONANCE; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; WAVEGUIDES;

COUPLED MODE ANALYSIS; GHOST MODES; MODAL GAIN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE THEORY; PASSIVE WAVEGUIDES; RESONANT COUPLING; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM GALLIUM NITRIDE; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM NITRIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM GALLIUM NITRIDE; SHORT WAVELENGTH LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033123730     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.788450     Document Type: Article

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