Title :
Coupling strength and influence in cleaved-coupled-cavity lasers
Author :
Streifer, W. ; Yevick, David ; Paoli, T.L. ; Burnham, R.D.
Author_Institution :
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, USA
Abstract :
The coupling between the segments of a C3 laser is calculated, and threshold plots for small gap perturbations are shown to differ substantially. Cases of strong, intermediate and weak coupling are compared.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; laser cavity resonators; laser theory; semiconductor junction lasers; (GaAl)As; C3 laser; III-V semiconductors; buried crescent quaternary devices; buried heterostructure type; cleaved-coupled-cavity lasers; intermediate coupling; laser cavity resonators; semiconductor lasers; small gap perturbations; strong coupling; threshold plots; weak coupling;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840384