Asymmetric λ/4-Shifted InGaAsP/InP DFB Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 815-821

  Usami, Masashi ^a   Akiba, Shigeyuki ^a   Utaka, Katsuyuki ^a  

^a KDDI R AND D LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR (DBR); INDIUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE PHOSPHIDE; INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; QUARTER WAVE-SHIFTED DFB LASERS; STATISTICAL MEASUREMENTS;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0023363910     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1987.1073411     Document Type: Article

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