A Comprehensive VCSEL Device Simulator

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 879-891

  Streiff, Matthias ^a   Witzig, Andreas ^a   Pfeiffer, Michael ^a   Royo, Paul ^b   Fichtner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Bookham Inc   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Large sparse complex non Hermitian eigenproblem; Optical mode computation; Self consistent electrothermooptical device model; Semiconductor laser; Two dimensional (2 D) numerical device simulation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; ETCHING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT SINKS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; THERMIONIC EMISSION;

NUMERICAL DEVICE SIMULATION; OPTICAL MODE COMPUTATION; SELF-CONSISTENT ELECTROTHERMOOPTICAL DEVICES; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0347603534     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2003.818858     Document Type: Conference Paper

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