High-Speed Modulation of Semiconductor Lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 1180-1192

  Tucker, Rodney S ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; OPTICAL FIBERS;

DIRECT MODULATION PERFORMANCE; HIGH-SPEED SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0022208209     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.1985.1074340     Document Type: Article

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