Design and evaluation of mode-locked semiconductor lasers for low noise and high stability

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5825, Issue , 2005, Pages 37-48

  Yvind, Kresten ^a   Larsson, David ^a   Christiansen, Lotte J ^a   Oxenløwe, Leif K ^a   Mørk, Jesper ^a   Hvam, Jørn M ^a   Hanberg, Jesper ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epitaxial structure; Mode locked semiconductor lasers; Noise

Indexed keywords

LASER MODE LOCKING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; QUANTUM THEORY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

EPITAXIAL STRUCTURE; GAIN MEDIUM; MODE-LOCKED SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; NOISE;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 27644506438     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.611341     Document Type: Conference Paper

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