Variation of Intensity Noise and Frequency Noise with the Spontaneous Emission Factor in Semiconductor Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 1511-1519

  Yamada, Minoru ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; GAIN CONTROL; LASER MODES; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PARTICLE BEAM INJECTION; PHOTONS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

INTENSITY NOISE LEVEL; MICROCAVITY LASERS; RELATIVE INTENSITY NOISE; SPECTRAL LINE WIDTH;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0028465305     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.299482     Document Type: Article

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