Analysis of Transverse Mode Competition of VCSELs Based on a Spatially Independent Model

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-24

  Zhang, Hongbin ^a   Mrozynski, Gerd ^a   Wallrabenstein, Amir ^a   Schrage, Juergen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Current spread; Disk contact; Ring contact; Spatial hole burning; Spatially independent model; Transverse mode competition; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL RECORDING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

CURRENT SPREAD; SPATIAL HOLE BURNING; TRANSVERSE MODE COMPETITION; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0742307401     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.820842     Document Type: Article

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