Novel schemes for optical signal generation using laser injection locking with application to Brillouin sensing

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1519-1524

  Thevenaz L ^a   Le Floch, S ^a   Alasia, D ^a   Troger, J ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Laser diodes; Metrological applications; Mode locking; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; MODULATORS; OPTICAL SENSORS; PERFORMANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SIGNAL GENERATORS;

LASER INJECTION; OPTICAL SENSING; OPTICAL SIGNAL GENERATION;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 4043096376     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/15/8/015     Document Type: Article

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