Mode-switching in semiconductor lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1365-1376

  Furfaro, Luca ^a   Pedaci, Francesco ^a   Giudici, Massimo ^a   Hachair, Xavier ^a   Tredicce, Jorge ^a   Balle, Salvador ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT NON LINÉAIRE DE NICE   (France)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; LASER MODES; MODAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MODAL DYNAMICS; MODAL SWITCHING; OPTICAL SPECTRUM;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 5444246358     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2004.834772     Document Type: Article

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