An experimental and numerical study of Q-switched mode-locking in monolithic semiconductor diode lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1008-1013

  Flynn, Michael B ^a   O'Faolain, Liam ^a   Krauss, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE MODE LOCKING; MONOLITHIC SEMICONDUCTOR LASER; PASSIVELY MODE LOCKED; Q SWITCHED MODE LOCKING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 3943096682     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.831623     Document Type: Article

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