Study on dynamic behavior of ring-cavity quantum-cascade lasers with group velocity dispersion

University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. December 2014. Major: Electrical Engineering. Advisor: Dr. Jing Bai. 1 computer file (PDF); iv, 43 pages.

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