Distributed Feedback Lasers with an S-Bent Waveguide for High-Power Single-Mode Operation

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 346-355

  Salzman, Joseph ^a   Olesen, Henning ^b   M⊘ller Larsen, Anders ^b   Albrektsen, Ole ^b   Hanberg, Jesper ^b   N⊘rregaard, Jesper ^b   Jonsson, Björn ^b   Tromborg, Bjarne ^b  

^a Tele Danmark Research ^*  (Israel)

^b TDC AS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FABRICATION; LASER RESONATORS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MODULATION; PHASE SHIFT; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDES;

BRAGG DETUNING; BRAGG WAVENUMBER; CORRUGATION PITCH MODULATION; HIGH POWER SINGLE MODE OPERATION; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIO; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0029324799     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: 15584542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.401214     Document Type: Article

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