FM Noise Reduction and Subkilohertz Linewidth of an AlGaAs Laser by Negative Electrical Feedback

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 231-241

  Ohtsu, Motoichi ^a   Murata, Morihiro ^a   Kourogi, Motonobu ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFEROMETERS; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER; NEGATIVE ELECTRICAL FEEDBACK; QUANTUM NOISE;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0025388357     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.44954     Document Type: Article

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