• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 9, Issue 7, 1336 (2021)
Zhuqiang Zhong1、2, Da Chang1, Wei Jin1, Min Won Lee3, Anbang Wang4, Shan Jiang1, Jiaxiang He1, Jianming Tang1, and Yanhua Hong1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Bangor University, Bangor LL57 1UT, UK
  • 2College of Science, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
  • 3Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers CNRS UMR 7538, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, 93430 Villetaneuse, France
  • 4College of Physics and Optoelectronics, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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    Zhuqiang Zhong, Da Chang, Wei Jin, Min Won Lee, Anbang Wang, Shan Jiang, Jiaxiang He, Jianming Tang, Yanhua Hong, "Intermittent dynamical state switching in discrete-mode semiconductor lasers subject to optical feedback," Photonics Res. 9, 1336 (2021) Copy Citation Text show less
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    Zhuqiang Zhong, Da Chang, Wei Jin, Min Won Lee, Anbang Wang, Shan Jiang, Jiaxiang He, Jianming Tang, Yanhua Hong, "Intermittent dynamical state switching in discrete-mode semiconductor lasers subject to optical feedback," Photonics Res. 9, 1336 (2021)
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