Reduction of the intensity noise by electric positive and negative feedback in blue-violet InGaN semiconductor lasers

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E89-C, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 858-860

  Yamada, Minoru ^a   Saeki, Kazushi ^a   Teraoka, Eiji ^a   Kuwamura, Yuji ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electric feedback; InGaN semiconductor laser; Optical feedback noise; Optical pick up; Quantum noise

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK; LASER APPLICATIONS; NOISE ABATEMENT; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ELECTRIC FEEDBACK; INGAN SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; OPTICAL FEEDBACK NOISE; OPTICAL PICK UP; QUANTUM NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 33745449757     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: 17451353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e89-c.6.858     Document Type: Article

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