Performance characteristics of a narrow-linewidth distributed-Bragg-reflector laser for optical remote sensing systems

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1302-1304

  Little, L M ^a   Beernink, K J ^a,b   Papen, G C ^a,b   Coleman, J J ^a,b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FEEDBACK; GAIN CONTROL; LASER TUNING; MIRRORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PERFORMANCE; REMOTE SENSING;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR LASER; FABRY-PEROT LASERS; OPTICAL FEEDBACK; OPTICAL ISOLATION; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING; RIDGE WAVEGUIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030270841     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.536635     Document Type: Article

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