Difference differential equations for a resonator with a very thin nonlinear medium

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 23, 2010, Pages

  Lugiato, L A ^a   Prati, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL INSTABILITIES; EXTERNAL CAVITY SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; FABRY-PEROT; MAXWELL-BLOCH EQUATION; MULTIMODE LASER; MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELLS; NONLINEAR MEDIUM; OPTICAL CAVITIES; PARAMETER VALUES; QUANTUM DOT STRUCTURE; RING CAVITIES;

DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LASERS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; QUANTUM DOT LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 77953517661     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.233902     Document Type: Article

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