Long-Wavelength InGaAsp/Inp Distributed Feedback Lasers Incorporating Gain-Coupled Mechanism

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 212-215

  Tsang, W T ^a   Choa, F S ^b   Wu, M C ^a   Chen, Y K ^a   Logan, R A ^a   Sergent, A M ^a   Burrus, C A ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL GRATINGS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

BRAGG REFLECTION BAND; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; INDEX COUPLED LASERS; PHOTONIC CIRCUITS;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0026840156     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.122369     Document Type: Article

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