Intracavity stabilization of broad area lasers by structured delayed optical feedback

Optics Express

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 222-227

  Wolff, S ^a   Fouckhardt, H ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT EMISSION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PHOTONS; POWER ELECTRONICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; STABILIZATION;

LASER SYSTEMS; OPTICAL DAMAGE; OPTICAL FEEDBACK; PHOTONICS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0000381167     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.7.000222     Document Type: Article

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