Side-mode suppression mechanism of gain-coupled DFB lasers with periodically etched quantum wells

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 602-604

  Makino, T ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; STABILITY;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION MODEL; BLOCH WAVES; INDEX COUPLING; PERIODICALLY ETCHED QUANTUM WELLS; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIO;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0030150769     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.491552     Document Type: Article

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