Improved resonance and chirp mechanisms for multigigabit/s push-pull modulated DFB lasers

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-56

  Fianigan, B J ^a   Carroll, J E ^a   Nowell, M C ^b   Plumb, R G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internal resistance; Push pull modulated DFB laser

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON RESONANCE; LASER MODES; LASER PULSES; LASER THEORY; LIGHT MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

CHIRP MECHANISMS; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MODE SPACING; PHONON ELECTRON RESONANCE; PUSH PULL MODULATED LASERS;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0030083499     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19960137     Document Type: Article

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