Suppression and hopping of whispering gallery modes in multiple-ring- coupled microcavity lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 483-488

  Zhang, Xingwang ^a   Li, Hao ^a   Tu, Xin ^a   Wu, Xiang ^a   Liu, Liying ^a   Xu, Lei ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COUPLED MICROCAVITIES; COUPLED-CAVITY LASERS; LASING THRESHOLD; MODE SPACING; MODE SUPPRESSION; MODE-HOPPING; MULTIPLE RING; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIOS; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES; WHISPERING-GALLERY-MODE LASING;

MICROCAVITIES;

EID: 79952154977     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.000483     Document Type: Article

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