Effect of p-contact metallization on the performance of gain-coupled DFB's with oxide-defined surface gratings

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 926-928

  Osowski, M L ^a   Hughes, J S ^a   Coleman, J J ^a,b  

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

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Distributed feedback lasers; Gratings; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Strain

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; LASER MODES; QUANTUM WELL LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICA; TITANIUM;

SIDEMODE SUPPRESSION RATIO (SMSR); SURFACE GRATINGS;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0032123001     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.681272     Document Type: Article

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