Absorptive switching and spectral characteristics of the side-injection light-controlled bistable laser diode

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 94-99

  Pegg, Steven I ^a   Adams, M J ^a   Poguntke, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY GAP; INJECTION LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

SIDE-INJECTION LIGHT-CONTROLLED BISTABLE LASER DIODES (SILC-BLD);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033908336     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.817644     Document Type: Article

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