Chirp Reduction Using Push–Pull Modulation of Three-Contact Lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1993, Pages 1368-1371

  Nowell, M C ^a   Zhang, L M ^a   Carroll, J E ^a   Fice, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

LARGE SIGNAL TIME DOMAIN MODEL; LOW CHIRP MODULATION; PUSH PULL MODULATION; THREE-CONTACT DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

LASERS;

EID: 0027843126     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: 19410174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.262543     Document Type: Article

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