Investigation on the linewidth enhancement factor of multiple longitudinal mode semiconductor lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6997, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Villafranca, Asier ^a   Giuliani, Guido ^b   Donati, Silvano ^b   Garcés, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Feedback; Frequency chirp; Linewidth enhancement factor; Self mixing; Semiconductor laser

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LASER MODES; LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

FEEDBACK; FREQUENCY CHIRP; LINEWIDTH ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; SELF-MIXING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASER;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 50349089965     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.781446     Document Type: Conference Paper

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