Wavelength bistability in two-section mode-locked quantum-dot diode lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 804-806

  Feng, Mingming ^a,b   Brilliant, Nathan A ^a,b   Cundiff, Steven T ^a,b   Mirin, R P ^c   Silverman, K L ^c  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode laser; Mode locked; Quantum dot (QD); Wavelength bistability

Indexed keywords

LASING MODES; SPECTRAL-HOLE BURNING; WAVELENGTH BISTABILITY;

LASER MODE LOCKING; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; STARK EFFECT;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 34248334679     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2007.896571     Document Type: Article

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