150-nm tuning range in a grating-coupled external cavity quantum-dot laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 759-761

  Li, H ^a   Liu, G T ^a   Varangis, P M ^a   Newell, T C ^a   Stintz, A ^a   Fuchs, B ^a   Malloy, K J ^a   Lester, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; GROUND STATE; LASER TUNING; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

LASER CAVITY; QUANTUM DOT LASER; TUNABLE LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0034230209     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.853491     Document Type: Article

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