A temporal coherence study of quantum-dot/dash broadband lasers and superluminescent diodes

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 694-696

  Dimas, Clara E ^a   Tan, Chee Loon ^a   Djie, Hery Susano ^b   McAulay, Alastair D ^a   Ooi, Boon Siew ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b JDS UNIPHASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Quantum dash (Qdash); Quantum dot (QD); Semiconductor laser; Superluminescent diode (SLD); Temporal coherence

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND LASERS; FABRICATED DEVICE; GAAS; INAS; INGAALAS; INTERFEROMETRIC SYSTEM; LOW-COHERENCE; QUANTUM DASHES; QUANTUM DOTS; QUANTUM-DASH (QDASH); QUANTUM-DOT (QD); SPECTRAL-INTERFEROMETER; SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE; SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODE (SLD); TEMPORAL COHERENCE;

DIODES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INDIUM ARSENIDE; INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

EID: 66549083014     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2016575     Document Type: Article

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