Enhanced brightness of tapered laser diodes based on an asymmetric epitaxial design

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 1640-1642

  Tijero, J M G ^a   Odriozola, H ^a   Borruel, L ^a   Esquivias, I ^a   Sujecki, S ^b   Larkins, E C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High brightness; Laser simulation; Quantum well (QW) laser; Tapered lasers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER MODES; LASER RESONATORS; LUMINANCE; OPTIMIZATION;

BEAM FILAMENTATION; OPTICAL CAVITY; TAPERED LASER;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 35148867371     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.905083     Document Type: Article

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