Theoretical analyses on short-term stability of semiconductor fiber ring lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1260-1265

  Xu, Qianfan ^a   Yao, Minyu ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mode competition; Relaxation oscillation; Semiconductor fiber ring laser; Short term stability

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS; FIBER LASERS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS; RING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR FIBER RING LASER; SHORT TERM STABILITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0141987538     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.817668     Document Type: Article

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