Extraction of gain parameters for truncated-well gain-coupled DFB lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1566-1568

  Morrison, Gordon B ^a   Adams, David M ^b   Cassidy, Daniel T ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTEL NETWORKS   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GAIN MEASUREMENT; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MODAL ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

SIDEMODE SUPPRESSION RATIO; TRANSFER MATRIX;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0033355947     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.806848     Document Type: Article

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