Ultrawideband pulse generation based on overshooting effect in gain-switched semiconductor laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1299-1301

  Torres Company, Víctor ^a   Prince, Kamau ^b   Monroy, Idelfonso Tafur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fiber optics; Microwave photonics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Pulse propagation; Semiconductor lasers; Ultrawideband (UWB)

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BROADBAND NETWORKS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASER PULSES; LASERS; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; MICROWAVE FILTERS; MICROWAVES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL PULSE GENERATION; PULSE PROPAGATION; ULTRAWIDEBAND (UWB);

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 48349114800     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.926905     Document Type: Article

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