Orthogonally polarized optical feedback in lasers

Optical Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Zhang, Shulian ^a   Fei, Ligang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Feedback; Laser applications; Polarization

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SOLID STATE LASERS;

INTENSITY MODULATION; INTENSITY TUNING; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATION;

OPTICAL FEEDBACK;

EID: 33847691910     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2388945     Document Type: Review

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