SLALOM: Semiconductor Laser Amplifier in a Loop Mirror

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 1995, Pages 2099-2112

  Eiselt, M ^a   Pieper, W ^a   Weber, H G ^a  

^a Fraunhofer Heirich Hertz Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CORRELATORS; DECODING; ESTIMATION; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PACKET SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

CLOCKWISE TRAVELLING SIGNAL; LINEWIDTH ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; LOOP MIRROR CONFIGURATION; NONLINEAR SINGLE PULSE SWITCHING; POLARIZATION CONTROL; SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AMPLIFIER;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0029388122     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.469721     Document Type: Article

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