16-Wavelength gain-coupled DFB laser array with fine tunability

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-24

  Li, G P ^a   Makino, T ^a   Sarangan, A ^a,b   Huang, W ^a,b  

^a NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; LASER MODES; LASER TUNING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THIN FILM DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES;

FINE WAVELENGTH TUNABILITY; GAIN COUPLED DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASER ARRAY; RIDGE WAVEGUIDE WIDTHS;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0029779093     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.475765     Document Type: Article

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