Multifrequency laser having integrated amplified output coupler for high-extinction-ratio modulation with single-mode behavior

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1374-1376

  Doerr, C R ^a,b   Joyner, C H ^a,b   Stulz, L W ^a,b   Gripp, J ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Gratings; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical mixing; Semiconductor lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

INTEGRATED MODULATION AMPLIFIERS; MULTIFREQUENCY LASERS; OPTICAL MIXING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032188025     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.720265     Document Type: Article

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