An improved time-domain traveling-wave model for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Author

Yu, S.F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ., Hong Kong

Volume

34

Issue

10

fYear

1998

fDate

10/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1938

Lastpage

1948

Abstract

The use of the time-dependent transfer matrix and wide-angle beam propagation method is proposed to improve the computational speed and accuracy of a recently developed time-domain traveling-wave model of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. With suitable utilization of the transfer matrix, significant reduction of the total execution time of the traveling-wave model can be obtained. In addition, the use of the wide-angle beam propagation method can minimize the calculation error of the traveling-wave model due to the diffraction of light from the small aperture of the laser cavity

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser theory; light diffraction; semiconductor device models; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; accuracy; calculation error; computational speed; laser cavity; light diffraction; small aperture; time-dependent transfer matrix; time-domain traveling-wave model; total execution time; transfer matrix; traveling-wave model; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers; wide-angle beam propagation method; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Surface emitting lasers; Time domain analysis; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.720230

Filename

720230