Title :
Zero-order supermode discrimination in semiconductor laser arrays
Author :
Whiteaway, J.E.A.
Author_Institution :
Standard Telecommunication Laboratories Ltd., Harlow, UK
Abstract :
Uniform laser arrays naturally tend to oscillate in the highest-order supermode unless preventive steps are taken. It is shown that arrays can be designed to cut off the highest-order supermode, hence removing all possibility of its propagation.
Keywords :
laser modes; semiconductor junction lasers; mode cutoff; semiconductor laser arrays; zero-order supermode discrimination;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860382
