Single Frequency and Tunable Single Frequency Semiconductor Laser Systems

Unlocking Dynamical Diversity: Optical Feedback Effects on Semiconductor Lasers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 257-305

  Jaatinen, Esa ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bragg's Law; Distributed Bragg reflector (DBR); External cavity diode lasers (ECDLs); Fabry Perot resonator; Frequency stabilization; Interferometric and grating feedback; Laser cooling; Monolithic lasers and tuning; Optical communications; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249094801     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470856211.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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