Spontaneous emission factor of narrow-stripe gain-guided diode lasers

26 November 1981

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 17 (24) , 933-934
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19810650

Abstract

The spontaneous emission factor of narrow-stripe gain-guided diode lasers, which is of importance in determining time-response and longitudinal-mode structure, is shown to be one order of magnitude greater than previously supposed.

Keywords

LASER DIODES
TIME-RESPONSE
SPONTANEOUS EMISSION FACTOR
LONGITUDINAL-MODE STRUCTURE
NARROW-STRIPE GAIN-GUIDED DIODE LASERS
SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS