Analysis of TM-polarized DFB laser structures with metal surface gratings

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 780-786

  Finger, N ^a   Schrenk, W ^a   Gornik, E ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; STIMULATED EMISSION;

COUPLED MODE THEORY; COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; FLOQUET-BLOCH SOLUTIONS; METAL SURFACE GRATINGS; QUANTUM CASCADE LASER; SURFACE EMISSION; WAVEGUIDE GRATING STRUCTURE;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0034228113     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.848348     Document Type: Article

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