Analysis of nonlinear frequency sweep in high-speed tunable laser sources using a self-homodyne measurement and Hilbert transformation

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2394-2400

  Ahn, Tae Jung ^a   Kim, Dug Young ^b  

^a INRS EMT   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HILBERT SPACES; INTEGRATION; LASER PULSES; LASER TUNING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EXTERNAL CAVITY TUNABLE LASERS; FREQUENCY SCANNING RATE; NONLINEAR FREQUENCY SWEEP; OPTICAL FREQUENCY; TUNABLE LASER SOURCES;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 34250355587     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.002394     Document Type: Article

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