Stadium and quasi-stadium laser diodes

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1039-1051

  Fukushima, Takehiro ^a   Harayama, Takahisa ^b  

^a OKAYAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chaos; Laser resonators; Nonlinear optics; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; FABRICATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT; MIRRORS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

AIR INTERFACE; FRESNEL REFLECTION; MICROCAVITY; OPTICAL INJECTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 10944258831     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2004.836003     Document Type: Article

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