Low-noise monolithic mode-locked semiconductor lasers through low-dimensional structures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6909, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Yvind, Kresten ^a   Larsson, David ^a   Mørk, Jesper ^a   Hvam, Jørn M ^a   Thompson, Mark ^b   Penty, Richard ^b   White, Ian ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Device design; Dynamics; Mode locked lasers; Noise; Quantum confined structures; Semiconductor optical devices

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS; LOW-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES; MONOLITHIC MODELOCKED LASERS;

LASER MODE LOCKING;

EID: 40749087602     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.768641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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