Novel photonic applications of nonlinear semiconductor laser dynamics

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 83-95

  Chan, Sze Chun ^a   Diaz, Rosemary ^a   Liu, Jia Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lidar; Microwave photonics; Nonlinear dynamics; Optical injection; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER LIDARS; DUAL-FREQUENCY; DYNAMICAL BEHAVIORS; DYNAMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; DYNAMICAL STATES; LASER DYNAMICS; LASER PARAMETERS; LIDAR; MICROWAVE PHOTONICS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTICAL INJECTION; OPTICAL-; OPTOELECTRONIC FEEDBACK; PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTONIC MICROWAVE; SINGLE MODES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEEDBACK; HETEROJUNCTIONS; KETONES; LASERS; MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTONICS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 49449093301     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-007-9162-9     Document Type: Article

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