Hybrid wavelength-division and optical time-division multiplexed multiwavelength mode-locked semiconductor laser

Applied Optics

Volumn 39, Issue 36, 2000, Pages 6799-6805

  Nitta, Ikuko ^a   Abeles, J ^b   Delfyett, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL SAMPLING APPLICATIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0347743856     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.39.006799     Document Type: Article

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