Title :
On spontaneous emission into guided modes with curved wavefronts
Author :
Yariv, Amnon ; Margalit, Shlomo
Author_Institution :
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The problem of spontaneous emission into guided modes with curved wavefronts is examined quantum mechanically. A classical result due to Petermann, which shows an increased emission rate relative to modes with planar phase fronts, is corroborated.
Keywords :
Laser modes; Spontaneous emission; Electrons; Helium; Laser modes; Power lasers; Quantum mechanics; Quantum well lasers; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Spontaneous emission; Vision defects;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1982.1071460
