Analysis of lateral-mode behavior in broad-area InGaN quantum-well lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 265-273

  Chow, W W ^a   Amano, H ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; LASER BEAMS; LASER MODES; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

LATERAL-MODE BEHAVIOR;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0035250302     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.903077     Document Type: Article

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