RF-modulation measurement of linewidth enhancement factor and nonlinear gain of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1594-1596

  Li, Hua ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; GAIN MEASUREMENT; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LIGHT MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHASE MODULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LINEWIDTH ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 0030384021     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.544688     Document Type: Article

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