Wavelength accuracy and output power of multiwavelength DFB laser arrays with integrated star couplers and optical amplifiers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 864-866

  Zah, C E ^a   Amersfoort, M R ^a   Pathak, B ^a   Favire, F ^a   Lin, P S D ^a   Rajhel, A ^a   Andreadakis, N C ^a   Bhat, R ^a   Caneau, C ^a   Koza, M A ^a  

^a TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ARRAYS; DESIGN; FABRICATION; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; PERFORMANCE; REDUNDANCY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVEGUIDES;

INTEGRATED STAR COUPLERS; LASER ARRAYS; ON CHIP OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION; PROXIMITY EFFECT; SPLITTING LOSS; WAVELENGTH;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0030193463     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.502252     Document Type: Article

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