APPROXIMATE SOLUTION OF THE WHISPERING-GALLERY MODES AND ESTIMATION OF THE SPONTANEOUS EMISSION COUPLING FACTOR FOR MICRODISK LASERS

被引:10
作者
CHIN, MK [1 ]
CHU, DY [1 ]
HO, ST [1 ]
机构
[1] NORTHWESTERN UNIV,INST TECHNOL,DEPT ELECTR ENGN & COMP SCI,EVANSTON,IL 60208
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10.1016/0030-4018(94)90500-2
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A simple approximation is developed for solving the ''whispering gallery modes'' of a microdisk laser structure using conformal transformation and the WKB approximation. Using this method the spontaneous emission coupling factor of microdisk lasers is estimated. The result predicts a beta value of the order of 10(-1).
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