Rate-equation model for coupled-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1646-1656

  Badilita, Vlad ^a   Carlin, Jean Francois ^a   Ilegems, Marc ^a   Panajotov, Krassimir ^b,c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Multisection devices; Rate equations; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES;

MULTISECTION DEVICES; RATE EQUATIONS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 10244263441     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.837787     Document Type: Article

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