Line Narrowing in a Single-Mode Injection Laser Due to External Optical Feedback

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1984, Pages 468-471

  Agrawal, Govind P ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE-MODE INJECTION LASER;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0021422001     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1984.1072420     Document Type: Article

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