Semiconductor laser facet reflectivities using free-space radiation modes

P.C. Kendall; D.A. Roberts; P.N. Robson; M.J. Adams; M.J. Robertson

Semiconductor laser facet reflectivities using free-space radiation modes

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Semiconductor laser facet reflectivities using free-space radiation modes

Author(s): P.C. Kendall ; D.A. Roberts ; P.N. Robson ; M.J. Adams ; M.J. Robertson
DOI: 10.1049/ip-j.1993.0009

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Author(s): P.C. Kendall ¹ ; D.A. Roberts ¹ ; P.N. Robson ¹ ; M.J. Adams ² ; M.J. Robertson ²
- Affiliations: 1: Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
  2: BT Laboratories, British Telecom, Ipswich, UK
Source: Volume 140, Issue 1, February 1993, p. 49 – 55
DOI: 10.1049/ip-j.1993.0009 , Print ISSN 0267-3932, Online ISSN 2053-9088

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Free-space radiation modes are used to determine a new formula for the main mode reflectivity of a multicoated semiconductor laser facet at normal incidence. The results are shown to compare favourably with exact values, and to provide some unification for the Fresnel methods.

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