Tuning semiconductor laser diode lasing frequency and narrowing the laser linewidth using external oscillating driving field

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2209-2216

  Ashour, H S ^a  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Laser; Laser linewidth; Semiconductor laser; Tunable

Indexed keywords

BOUND-STATE ENERGIES; ELECTRON ACCUMULATION; INCIDENT ELECTRONS; LASER LINE-WIDTH; OSCILLATING FIELDS; QUASI-BOUND STATE; TRANSMISSION PROBABILITIES; TUNABLE;

LASERS; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

LINEWIDTH;

EID: 33749144924     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.2209.2216     Document Type: Article

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