Mode locking of a novel split-contact semiconductor laser - Experiment and theory

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 858-864

  Williamson, Craig A ^a   Adams, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER TUNING; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; WAVE EQUATIONS;

EXTERNAL CAVITY GRATING EFFECTS; LASER ABSORBERS; SPLIT CONTACT SEMICONDUCTOR LASER; TUNABLE EMISSION WAVELENGTH;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 3142698499     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.830180     Document Type: Article

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