Threshold and above-threshold analysis of corrugation-pitch-modulated DFB lasers with inhomogeneous coupling coefficient

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 365-376

  Fessant, T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Lasers; Numerical analysis; Optoelectronics; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATIONS; PHOTONS;

CORRUGATION PITCH MODULATED DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK (CPMDFB) LASERS; DISTRIBUTED COUPLING COEFFICIENT (DCC);

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0031364448     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:19971345     Document Type: Article

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