Analysis and design of antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers for above-threshold operation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1935-1942

  Li, X F ^a   Tsang, S H ^b   Yu, S F ^b   Fan, W J ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Spatial hole burning; Thermal lensing; Thermal lensing effect; Transverse leaky mode; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LASERS; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; WAVEGUIDES;

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; ANTI-RESONANT REFLECTING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; ANTIRESONANT REFLECTING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE; HIGH CURRENTS; HIGH INJECTION; INJECTION CURRENTS; MODAL CHARACTERISTICS; OPTICAL REFRACTION; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; RADIATION LOSSES; REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILING; SINGLE-MODE OPERATIONS; SPATIAL HOLE BURNING; THERMAL LENSING; THERMAL LENSING EFFECT; THRESHOLD OPERATION; TRANSVERSE LEAKY MODE; TRANSVERSE MODES; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS; WAVEGUIDE LASERS;

SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

EID: 52149104491     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2007.913736     Document Type: Article

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