A three-dimensional simulation tool for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers is presented. The microscopic electronic equations are solved in all spatial directions, and a separation approach is used for the electromagnetic equations in frequency domain. Selected examples requiring a three-dimensional treatment are discussed, e.g. spatial hole burning for higher-order modal operation.
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Numerical Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices, 2005. NUSOD '05. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on
Date of Conference: 19-22 Sept. 2005