Wavelength-tunable optical short-pulse generation by mutual pulse injection seeding of two gain-switched Fabry–Perot laser diodes

Applied Optics

Volumn 42, Issue 27, 2003, Pages 5522-5525

  Fang, Xiaohui ^a,b   Wang, D N ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; FIBER LASERS; LASER PULSES; LASER TUNING;

OPTICAL SHORT PULSES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0141953713     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.42.005522     Document Type: Article

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