• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 2, Issue 6, 186 (2014)
Vincenzo Pusino1,*, Michael J. Strain1,2, and Marc Sorel1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Engineering, University of Glasgow—Rankine Building, Oakfield Avenue, Glasgow G128LT, UK
  • 2Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NW, UK
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    Vincenzo Pusino, Michael J. Strain, Marc Sorel, "Passive mode-locking in semiconductor lasers with saturable absorbers bandgap shifted through quantum well intermixing," Photonics Res. 2, 186 (2014)
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