Effect of relatively strong light injection on the chirp-to-power ratio and the 3 dB bandwidth of directly modulated semiconductor lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2367-2373

  Yabre, Gnitabouré ^a  

^a Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Brest   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LASER BEAMS; LASER MODE LOCKING; LASER TUNING; LIGHT MODULATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

CHIRP TO POWER RATIO; CHROMATIC DISPERSION; FREQUENCY CHIRPING; LIGHT INJECTION;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030259415     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.541231     Document Type: Article

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