Frequency stabilization of quantum-cascade lasers by use of optical cavities

Optics Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 2164-2166

  Taubman, Matthew S ^a   Myers, Tanya L ^a   Cannon, Bret D ^a   Williams, Richard M ^a   Capasso, Federico ^b   Gmachl, Claire ^b   Sivco, Deborah L ^b   Cho, Alfred Y ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MIRRORS; SHOT NOISE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL CAVITIES;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0037115358     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.27.002164     Document Type: Article

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