Injection-locked semiconductor lasers with delayed optoelectronic feedback

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1582-1591

  Saboureau, Philippe ^a   Foing, Jean Paul ^a   Schanne, Pierre ^a  

^a DGA/DCE   (France)

Author keywords

Frequency stabilization; High frequency modulation; Injection locking; Optical pulse generation; Optoelectronic feedback; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS; FREQUENCY STABILITY; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATION; PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICES;

FREQUENCY STABILIZATION; INJECTION LOCKED SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; INJECTION LOCKING; OPTOELECTRONIC FEEDBACK;

INJECTION LASERS;

EID: 0031235367     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.622640     Document Type: Article

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