Design and analysis of vertical-cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 127-134

  Piprek, Joachim ^a   Björlin, Staffan ^a   Bowers, John E ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FIBER LASERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS;

SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOA); VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0038322718     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.892734     Document Type: Article

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