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Investigations of Bragg reflectors in nanowire lasers

Optics 2012-06-25 v2

Abstract

The reflectivity of various Bragg reflectors in connection to waveguide structures, including nanowires, has been investigated using modal reflection and transmission matrices. A semi-analytical model was applied yielding increased understanding of the diffraction effects present in such gratings. Planar waveguides and nanowire lasers are considered in particular. Two geometries are compared; Bragg reflectors within the waveguides are shown to have significant advantages compared to Bragg reflectors in the substrate, when diffraction effects are significant.

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@article{arxiv.1111.0767,
  title  = {Investigations of Bragg reflectors in nanowire lasers},
  author = {Guro Kristin Svendsen and Helge Weman and Johannes Skaar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.0767},
  year   = {2012}
}