InP-based passive ring-resonator-coupled lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 859-865

  Bian, Zhixi ^a   Liu, Bin ^b   Shakouri, Ali ^a  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method; Directional coupler; Linewidth; Microring resonators; Side mode suppression ratio; Threshold gain; Tunable lasers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASER BEAMS; LASER MODES; LASER RESONATORS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; MICRORING RESONATORS; PROPAGATION LOSS; RING COUPLED LASERS; SCATTERING LOSS; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIO; THRESHOLD GAIN;

RING LASERS;

EID: 0038105090     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.813222     Document Type: Article

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