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Instabilities and Bistability in Laser Diodes

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Laser Diode Modulation and Noise

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Even though most state-of-the-art laser diodes exhibit pretty stable light versus current characteristics, it is interesting to note which causes may be responsible if instabilities are observed.

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Petermann, K. (1988). Instabilities and Bistability in Laser Diodes. In: Laser Diode Modulation and Noise. Advances in Optoelectronics (ADOP), vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2907-4_6

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