Measurement of the linewidth enhancement factor of semiconductor lasers based on the optical feedback self-mixing effect

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 990-992

  Yu, Yanguang ^a,b   Giuliani, Guido ^a   Donati, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Linewidth enhancement factor; Optical feedback; Self mixing interferometry; Semiconductor laser (SL)

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MODULATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

LANG-KOBAYASHI THEORY; LINEWIDTH ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; OPTICAL FEEDBACK SELF MIXING EFFECT;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 1942468651     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.824631     Document Type: Article

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