Static, dynamic, and noise analysis of multisection DFB lasers using frequency-domain transmission line model

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1533-1544

  Chen, Chih Hsiao ^a,b,d   Griffel, Giora ^{a,c,e,f,g,h,i}  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g California Institute of Technology ^*

^h Guide Lines Communication Inc

ⁱ IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed feedback been; Laser noise; Optical modulation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN TRANSMISSION LINE MODELS; LASER NOISE; MULTISECTION DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK (DFB) LASERS;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0032165839     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.709568     Document Type: Article

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