Spatial quantum noise of semiconductor lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2140-2146

  Hermier, J P ^a   Bramati, A ^a   Khoury, A Z ^a   Giacobino, E ^a   Poizat, J Ph ^b   Chang, T J ^b   Grangier, Ph ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

^b INSTITUT D'OPTIQUE GRADUATE SCHOOL   (France)

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EID: 0007603029     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.002140     Document Type: Article

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