Direct observation of longitudinal spatial hole burning in semiconductor optical amplifiers with injection

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 78, Issue 26, 2001, Pages 4079-4081

  Fehr, J N ^a   Dupertuis, M A ^a   Hessler, T P ^a   Kappei, L ^a   Marti, D ^a   Selbmann, P E ^a   Deveaud, B ^a   Pleumeekers, J L ^b   Emery, J Y ^c   Dagens, B ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0035948087     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1382623     Document Type: Article

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