• DocumentCode
    1023063
  • Title

    Zero-order supermode discrimination in semiconductor laser arrays

  • Author

    Whiteaway, J.E.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Standard Telecommunication Laboratories Ltd., Harlow, UK
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    560
  • Lastpage
    562
  • Abstract
    Uniform laser arrays naturally tend to oscillate in the highest-order supermode unless preventive steps are taken. It is shown that arrays can be designed to cut off the highest-order supermode, hence removing all possibility of its propagation.
  • Keywords
    laser modes; semiconductor junction lasers; mode cutoff; semiconductor laser arrays; zero-order supermode discrimination;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860382
  • Filename
    4256577