Nonlinear operation of a 2-D triangular lattice photonic crystal laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-19

  Koba, Marcin ^a   Szczepanski, Pawe ^b   Kossek, Tomasz ^b  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Laser resonators; lasers

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE METHODS; COUPLED WAVE EQUATIONS; COUPLING STRENGTHS; ENERGY THEOREM; GAIN SATURATION; INDEX CONTRASTS; LASER CHARACTERISTICS; LASER STRUCTURES; NONLINEAR OPERATION; OUTPUT POWER; POWER EFFICIENCY; SMALL SIGNAL GAIN; SPATIAL HOLE BURNING; STRUCTURE PARAMETER; TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC MODES; TRIANGULAR LATTICE;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; LASER OPTICS; LASER RESONATORS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

RESONATORS;

EID: 78650082664     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2010.2052237     Document Type: Article

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