This appendix provides a summary of plane-wave interactions at dielectric interfaces and a summary of special cases which are of importance in laser-diode design, in particular, indicating one reason why TE modes are slightly more strongly reflected from a cleaved facet than TM modes.

Inspec keywords: Maxwell equations; dielectric materials; laser beams; light reflection; semiconductor lasers

Other keywords: TE modes; Maxwell equations; light reflection; laser-diode design; plane-wave interactions; dielectric interfaces

Subjects: Laser beam characteristics and interactions