Rate equations model for semiconductor lasers with multilongitudinal mode competition and gain dynamics

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1229-1237

  Yousefi, Mirvais ^a   Barsella, Alberto ^c   Lenstra, Daan ^a,b   Morthier, Geert ^c   Baets, Roel ^c   McMurtry, Stefan ^d   Vilcot, Jean Pierre ^d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Lasers; Multilongitudinal mode; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

GAIN-DYNAMICS EFFECTS; MAXWELL-BOLCH EQUATIONS; MULTILONGITUDINAL MODE COMPETITION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0141918486     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.816100     Document Type: Article

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