DocumentCode
1032081
Title
Analysis of the stability of the highest-order supermode in semiconductor laser arrays
Author
Thompson, G.H.B. ; Whiteaway, J.E.A.
Author_Institution
STC Technology Limited, Harlow, UK
Volume
23
Issue
9
fYear
1987
Firstpage
444
Lastpage
446
Abstract
Uniform evanescently coupled laser arrays tend to oscillate in the highest-order supermode. We show by modelling that this supermode is much more stable with increasing output power than the zero-order supermode.
Keywords
laser theory; semiconductor junction lasers; evanescently coupled laser arrays; highest-order supermode; modelling; output power; semiconductor laser arrays; stability; zero-order supermode;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19870320
Filename
4257650
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