Multilongitudinal-mode dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to optical injection

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1469-1473

  White, John K ^a,c   Moloney, J V ^a   Gavrielides, A ^b   Kovanis, V ^b   Hohl, A ^b   Kalmus, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser modes; Laser stability; Modeling; Nonlinear differential equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical communications; Optoelectronic devices; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LASER MODES; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS;

LASER STABILITY; OPTICAL INJECTION;

INJECTION LASERS;

EID: 0032140801     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.704344     Document Type: Article

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