Direct modulation of long-cavity semiconductor lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2052-2061

  Doerr, Christopher Richard ^a,b  

^a NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIGHT MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

LONG CAVITY LASER; MODULATION RESPONSE;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030245199     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.536973     Document Type: Article

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