Properties of loss-coupled distributed feedback laser arrays for wavelength division multiplexing systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1191-1196

  Hansmann, Stefan ^b   Dahlhof, Kornelia ^b   Kempf, Bertilo E ^b   Göbel, Rainer ^b   Kuphal, Eckart ^b   Hübner, Bernd ^b   Burkhard, Herbert ^b   Krost, Alois ^c   Schatke, Kathrin ^c   Bimberg, Dieter ^a,c  

^a IEEE

^b DEUTSCHE TELEKOM LABORATORIES   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback lasers; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor device modeling; Semiconductor laser arrays; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PHASE SHIFT; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SILICON WAFERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

LOSS COUPLED DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASER ARRAYS; RESIDUAL FACET REFLECTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ARRAYS; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0031176820     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.596965     Document Type: Article

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