Maximising performance of optical coherence tomography systems using a multi-section chirped quantum dot superluminescent diode

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 588-591

  Judson, P D L ^a   Groom, K M ^a   Childs, D T D ^a   Hopkinson, M ^a   Krstajic, N ^a   Hogg, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multi contact; Quantum dot; Spectral tailoring; Superluminescent diode

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DIODES; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; TOMOGRAPHY;

CHIRPED QUANTUM DOT SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODES; CONTACT DEVICES; EMISSION POWER; EMISSION SPECTRUMS; GAUSSIAN EMISSIONS; HIGH OUTPUTS; MULTI SECTIONS; MULTI-CONTACT; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIES; PENETRATION DEPTHS; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOT SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODES; SPECTRAL SHAPES; SPECTRAL TAILORING; SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 61349173035     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2008.06.037     Document Type: Article

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