Experimental and theoretical study of high temperature-stability and low-chirp 1.55 μm semiconductor laser with an external fiber grating

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 327-353

  Timofeev, F N ^a   Simin, G S ^b   Shatalov, M S ^b   Gurevich, S A ^b   Bayvel, P ^c   Wyatt, R ^c   Lealman, I ^c   Kashyap, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LASER MODES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FIBER GRATING SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS (FGL);

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0033651680     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014680300300001699     Document Type: Article

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