Theoretical analysis of optical transverse-mode control on gan-based laser diodes

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E83-C, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 573-577

  Sato, Toshiyuki ^a   Iwaya, Motoaki ^a   Isomura, Kimio ^a   Uka, Tsutomu ^a   Kamiyama, Satoshi ^a   Amanq, Hiroshi ^a  

^a MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 step grown index guided structure; Gan based semiconductor laser diode; Ridge waveguide structure; Transversemode

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM NITRIDE BASED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODE; OPTICAL TRANSVERSE MODE CONTROL; RIDGE WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE; TWO STEP GROWN INDEX GUIDED STRUCTURE;

ELECTRODES; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033717049     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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