Title :
Surface plasmon effects and waveguide properties of quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Spencer, P.S. ; Shore, K.A.
Author_Institution :
School of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Wales, Bangor, UK
fDate :
2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Typical loss coefficients and propagation constants of surface plasmon modes have been calculated. These results have been used to give an indication of the likely effects surface modes will have on the bound modes supported by the multi-layer waveguides of quantum cascade lasers
Keywords :
quantum well lasers; bound modes; loss coefficients; multi-layer waveguides; propagation constants; quantum cascade lasers; surface plasmon effects; surface plasmon modes; waveguide properties;
Journal_Title :
Optoelectronics, IEE Proceedings -
DOI :
10.1049/ip-opt:19971064
