Fully self-consistent three-dimensional model of edge-emitting nitride diode lasers

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-75

  Tomczyk, A ^a   Sarzala R P ^a   Czyszanowski, T ^a   Wasiak, M ^a   Nakwaski, W ^a,b  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge emitting diode lasers; Modelling of a diode laser operation; Nitride diode lasers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EDGE-EMITTING DIODE LASERS; NITRIDE DIODE LASERS; THERMAL GAIN;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0347596381     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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