Gain-switched dynamics of tapered waveguide bow-tie lasers: Experiment and theory

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-169

  Williams, K A ^b   White, I H ^a,b   Penty, R V ^b   Laughton, F R ^c  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser beam distortion; Nonlinear wave propagation; Nonlinearities; Optical pulse generation; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

OPTICAL FACET DAMAGE; TAPERED WAVEGUIDE BOW TIE LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031076652     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.553078     Document Type: Article

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