Novel measurement scheme for injection-locking experiments

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-38

  Troger, Joerg ^a   Nicati, P A ^a   Thevenaz L ^a   Robert, Ph A ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback lasers; Injection locked oscillators; Modeling; Optical fibers; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

INJECTION LOCKING;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0032793985     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.737616     Document Type: Article

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