Time resolved chirp measurements of gain switched semiconductor laser using a polarization based optical differentiator

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 10805-10812

  Consoli, Antonio ^a   Tijero, Jose Manuel G ^a   Esquivias, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETERS; LASERS; POLARIZATION;

DIFFERENTIATORS; GAIN-SWITCHED SEMICONDUCTOR LASER; INSTANTANEOUS FREQUENCY; INTENSITY MEASUREMENTS; PHASE RECONSTRUCTION; PICOSECONDS; POLARIZATION INTERFEROMETER; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; TIME RESOLVED CHIRP; ULTRA-FAST;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 79957588417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.010805     Document Type: Article

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