Monolithic Colliding-Pulse Mode-Locked Quantum-Well Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 2176-2185

  Chen, Young Kai ^a   Wu, Ming C ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

COLLIDING PULSE MODE LOCKING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0026939602     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.159526     Document Type: Article

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