Reconfigurable quantum dot monolithic multisection passive mode-locked lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 7623-7633

  Xin, Y C ^a   Li, Y ^a   Kovanis, Vassilios ^b   Gray, A L ^c   Zhang, L ^c   Lester, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Zia Laser Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHOTONS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

LASER CAVITY; PASSIVE WAVE-GUIDE; PICOSECONDS;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 34250178794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.007623     Document Type: Article

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