Fluctuations of the laser characteristics and the effect of the index-coupling component in the gain-coupled DFB laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2255-2265

  Susa, Nobuhiko ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback laser; Optical devices; Semiconductor lasers; Simulation; Yield estimation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL FILMS; PHASE SHIFTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

SPATIAL HOLE BURNING;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0031336050     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.644108     Document Type: Article

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