Suppression of Multiple Pulse Formation in External-Cavity Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers Using Intrawaveguide Saturable Absorbers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 333-335

  Derickson, D J ^a   Helkey, R J ^a   Mar, A ^a   Karin, J R ^a   Bowers, J E ^a   Thornton, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; OPTICAL COATINGS--APPLICATIONS;

IMPERFECT ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; INTRAWAVEGUIDE SATURABLE ABSORBERS; MODE-LOCKED SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; MULTIPLE PULSE FORMATION SUPPRESION;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0026850983     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.127204     Document Type: Article

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