Excess spontaneous-emission factor in unstable-resonator lasers.
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The spontaneous-emission factor in an unstable-resonator semiconductor laser is enhanced by more than 2 orders of magnitude compared with that of a Fabry-Perot semiconductor laser having the same volume. A clear linkage has been observed among the spontaneous-emission factor, the waveguiding property, and the width of the lasing spectral envelope.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 17 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992