Title : 
Multimode field theory explanation of kinks in the characteristics of DH lasers
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
Technical University of Denmark, Electromagnetics Institute, Lyngby, Denmark
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A detailed field theory for DH lasers is developed. Two transversal modes are taken into account, and the theory is able to account for kinks in the light-current characteristics even for ideal lasers.
         
        
            Keywords : 
laser modes; semiconductor junction lasers; DH lasers; multimode field theory; semiconductor junction lasers; transversal modes;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19780086