Control of widely tunable SSG-DBR lasers for dense wavelength division multiplexing

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1128-1138

  Sarlet, Gert ^a   Morthier, Geert ^a   Baets, Roel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; FREQUENCY STABILITY; LASER TUNING; LIGHT MODULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR LASERS; LASER STABILITY;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0034247191     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.857759     Document Type: Article

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