Frequency range extension of actively mode-locked lasers integrated with electroabsorption modulators using chirped gratings

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 250-255

  Sato, Kenji ^a,b,c,d   Ishii, Hiroyuki ^b,d,e   Kotaka, Isamu ^b,d,f,g   Kondo, Yasuhiro ^a,b,d,h,i   Yamamoto, Mitsuo ^b,d,j,k  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

^e WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Tokyo Elec Engineering University   (Japan)

^g Musashino Electrical Communication Lab   (Japan)

^h KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^k TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Gratings; Mode locked lasers; Pulse generation; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER TUNING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031108454     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.605665     Document Type: Article

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