Longitudinal mode control in 1.3μm Fabry-Perot lasers by mode suppression

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-76

  Kozlowski, D A ^a   Young, J S ^a   England, J M C ^b   Plumb, R G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ion beam effects; Losing modes; Semiconductor junction lasers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ETCHING; LASER MODES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL VARIABLES CONTROL; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

FABRY-PEROT LASERS; FOCUSED ION BEAM ETCHING; ION BEAM EFFECTS; LASING MODES; LOCALISED REFLECTIONS; LONGITUDINAL MODE CONTROL; MODE SUPPRESSION; REFLECTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTION LASERS; SPECTRAL PERTURBATIONS;

LASER THEORY;

EID: 0030084917     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19960143     Document Type: Article

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