Linewidth Reduction of a Semiconductor Laser by Electrical Feedback

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1985, Pages 1905-1912

  Ohtsu, Motoichi ^a   Kotajima, Shinichi ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS - SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS - LASER APPLICATIONS;

DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK LASERS; INFRARED LASERS;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0022232704     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1985.1072610     Document Type: Article

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