Quantum cascade lasers and the Kruse model in free space optical communication

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 4355-4359

  Corrigan, Paul ^a   Martini, Rainer ^a   Whittaker, Edward A ^a   Bethea, Clyde ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED DEVICES; LIGHT SOURCES; QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; VISIBILITY;

FOG FORMATION; FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; LINK STABILITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MID-INFRARED SOURCES; MIE SCATTERING; MULTI-WAVELENGTHS; NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTH;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 62549122039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.004355     Document Type: Article

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