Spectral signatures of the dynamics of current-modulated vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers subject to optical feedback

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2350-2356

  Hong, Yanhua ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Sujit ^a   Shore, K Alan ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LENSES; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CURRENT MODULATION; OPTICAL FEEDBACK; VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 28044457688     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.002350     Document Type: Article

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