Dynamic behavior and applications of a three-contact vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 512-519

  Hudgings, Janice A ^a,b   Stone, Robert J ^a   Chang, Chih Hao ^a   Lim, Sui F ^a   Lau, Kam Y ^a   Chang Hasnain, Constance J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DESIGN; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; PHASE MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

INTRACAVITY ABSORBERS; MICROWAVE OPTICAL SUBCARRIER; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL RESISTANCE; OPTICAL INTENSITY MODULATION; SELF PULSATION; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033124032     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.788413     Document Type: Article

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