Injection Locking of VCSELs

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1386-1393

  Chang, Chih Hao ^a   Chrostowski, Lukas ^a   Chang Hasnain, Connie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bit error rate (BER); High frequency modulation; Injection locking; Spur free dynamic range; Uncooled laser; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSEL)

Indexed keywords

BIT ERROR RATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DAMPING; DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TRANSMITTERS; WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BIT ERROR RATE (BER); HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULATION; INJECTION LOCKING; SPUR-FREE DYNAMIC RANGE; UNCOOLED LASERS; VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSEL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 1342345977     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2003.819510     Document Type: Conference Paper

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