Chirp compensation in mode-locked DFB laser diodes with extended cavity

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-186

  Xie, Ji Min ^a,d,e,f   Bouchoüle, Sophie ^a   Lourtioz, Jean Michel ^a,c   Brun, Elisabeth ^b   Lesterlin, Dominique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c IEEE

^d Nanjing Institute Technology   (China)

^e University of Paris   (France)

^f Inst d'Electron Fond d'Orsay

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER PULSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CHIRP COMPENSATION; PULSE COMPRESSION;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0030083513     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.482261     Document Type: Article

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