Noise in an AIGaAs Semiconductor Laser Amplifier

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1982, Pages 564-575

  Mukai, Takaaki ^a   Yamamoto, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0020115661     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1982.1071582     Document Type: Article

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