Nonlinear switching and modulational instability of wave patterns in ring-shaped vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2384-2390

  Scheuer, J ^a   Orenstein, M ^a   Arbel, D ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CY Optics   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

WAVE PATTERNS;

RING LASERS;

EID: 0141675138     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002384     Document Type: Article

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