Measurement and simulation of distributed-feedback tapered master-oscillator power amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 609-616

  Spreemann, Martin ^a   Lichtner, Mark ^b   Radziunas, Mindaugas ^b   Bandelow, Uwe ^b   Wenzel, Hans ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR HÖCHSTFREQUENZTECHNIK   (Germany)

^b WEIERSTRASS INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED ANALYSIS AND STOCHASTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback (DFB) laser; Feedback; Master oscillator power amplifier; Tapered amplifier; Thermal detuning

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK; DISTRIBUTED-FEEDBACK (DFB) LASER; DYNAMICAL REGIME; MASTER OSCILLATOR POWER AMPLIFIERS; MASTER-OSCILLATOR POWER AMPLIFIER; MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; SPATIAL BEHAVIORS; TAPERED AMPLIFIER; THERMAL DETUNING;

MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 66149139303     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2013115     Document Type: Article

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