Transition to pulsed operation in short external-cavity FM semiconductor lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 788-793

  Spencer, P S ^a   Kane, D M ^b   Shore, K A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; CHAOS THEORY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LASER PULSES; LASER RESONATORS;

OPTICAL FEEDBACK;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032686768     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.760327     Document Type: Article

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