Large S-section-ring-cavity diode lasers: Directional switching, electrical diagnostics, and mode beating spectra

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 282-284

  Cao, Hongjun ^a   Ling, Hai ^a   Liu, Chiyu ^a   Deng, Hui ^a   Benavidez, Marcita ^a   Smagley, Vladimir A ^a   Caldwell, Robert B ^a   Peake, Gregory M ^b   Smolyakov, Gennady A ^a   Eliseev, Petr G ^a,c   Osiñski, Marek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Directional switching; Mode beating spectra; Ring diode laser; Unidirectional operation

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RING LASERS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

DIRECTIONAL SWITCHING; MODE BEATING SPECTRA; RING DIODE LASER; UNIDIRECTIONAL OPERATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 13444256382     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.840060     Document Type: Article

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