High-Power Ultrafast Laser Diodes

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1992, Pages 2203-2219

  Delfyett, Peter J ^a   Florez, Leigh Thirion ^a   Stoffel, N ^a   Gmitter, T ^a   Andreadakis, Nicholas C ^a   Silberberg, Yaron ^a   Heritage, Jonathan P ^a   Alphonse, Gerard A ^b  

^a TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

CHIRP COMPENSATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0026941348     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.159528     Document Type: Article

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