Spatial beam profiles from a laser–diode system with optical feedback: The importance of interference

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 24, 2001, Pages 4316-4321

  Kane, D M ^a   Ta'eed V G ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; LASER BEAMS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVE INTERFERENCE; WAVEFRONTS;

OPTICAL FEEDBACK;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0037485773     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.004316     Document Type: Article

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