Gaussian patterned contacts for improved beam stability of 1.55-μm tapered lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-259

  Walpole, J N ^a   Donnelly, J P ^a   Missaggia, L J ^a   Liau, Z L ^a   Chinn, S R ^a   Groves, S H ^a   Taylor, P J ^a   Wright, M W ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; RANDOM PROCESSES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

GAUSSIAN PATTERNED CONTACTS; STREHL RATIOS; TAPERED LASERS;

INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS;

EID: 0033892604     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.826906     Document Type: Article

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