Entraining power-dropout events in an external-cavity semiconductor laser using weak modulation of the injection current

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-183

  Sukow, David W ^a   Gauthier, Daniel J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT MODULATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHAOS COMMUNICATION; EXTERNAL-CAVITY SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; POWER-DROPOUT EVENTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033908541     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.823463     Document Type: Article

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