Theory and experiment on the amplified spontaneous emission from distributed-feedback lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 815-823

  Minch, J ^a,b   Chuang, Shun Lien ^a,b   Chang, Chih Sheng ^a,b   Fang, W ^b   Chen, Young Kai ^a,c   Tanbun Ek, T ^c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback lasers; Quantum well iasers; Semiconductor lasers; Strained quantum wells

Indexed keywords

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT EMISSION; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION (ASE) SPECTRUM; HAKKI-PAOLI METHOD; LINEWIDTH ENHANCEMENT FACTOR;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0031146308     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.572156     Document Type: Article

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