Double-tapered-waveguide distributed feedback lasers for high-power single-mode operation

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-80

  Yu, S F ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROBINSON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback lasers; Double tapered waveguide; Modeling; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL COATINGS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DOUBLE TAPERED WAVEGUIDE; EFFECTIVE INDEX METHOD; HIGH REFLECTION COATING; PHOTON DENSITY; RIDGE WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE; SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIO;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0030736015     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.554893     Document Type: Article

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