IMPROVED COUPLED-MODE THEORY FOR THE DYNAMICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER ARRAYS

被引:21
作者
RAHMAN, L
WINFUL, HG
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[1] Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109
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10.1364/OL.18.000128
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present an improved coupled-mode model to describe the dynamics of weakly index-guided semiconductor laser arrays. The model is derived from a partial differential equation model that includes the effects of carrier diffusion and gain guiding. Results from the two models are compared, and good qualitative and quantitative agreement is obtained.
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