Coupled-wave theory for square-lattice photonic crystal lasers with TE polarization

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 788-795

  Sakai, Kyosuke ^a   Miyai, Eiji ^a,b   Noda, Susumu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ROHM CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coupled mode analysis; Distributed feedback devices; Laser cavity resonators; Surface emitting lasers

Indexed keywords

BRAGG DIFFRACTION; CAVITY DESIGN; CIRCULAR HOLES; COUPLED WAVE THEORY; COUPLED-MODE ANALYSIS; COUPLED-WAVE ANALYSIS; COUPLING STRENGTHS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; HOLE SIZE; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; LASER CAVITY; OPTICAL COUPLINGS; PLANE WAVE; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; RESONANT MODE; SEMIANALYTICAL APPROACH; SPATIAL INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; SQUARE-LATTICE; THRESHOLD GAIN; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC POLARIZATIONS;

CAVITY RESONATORS; LASER RESONATORS; LASER THEORY; MICROWAVE DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION; SURFACE EMITTING LASERS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 77749319630     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2037597     Document Type: Article

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