Laser diode facet modal reflectivity measurements

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 4338-4244

  Repasky, Kevin S ^a   Switzer, Gregg W ^a   Smith, Casey W ^a   Carlsten, John L ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT MODULATION; MIRRORS;

OPTICAL FEEDBACK;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0038168184     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.004338     Document Type: Article

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