Variation of Coupling Coefficients by Sampled Gratings in Complex Coupled Distributed-Feedback Lasers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 341-345

  Hansmann, S ^a   Hillmer, H ^a   Walter, H ^a   Burkhard, H ^a   Kuphal, E ^a   Hubner B ^b  

^a DEUTSCHE TELEKOM LABORATORIES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PERFORMANCE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVEGUIDES;

BRAGG GRATING; COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; GAIN CURVE; SUPERMODES; SUPERPERIOD; SUPERSTRUCTURE GRATINGS;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0029327823     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: 15584542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.401213     Document Type: Article

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