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
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870320
