Modelling of phase-grating based wideband tuneable lasers with simplified quasi-digital wavelength selection

IEE Proceedings: Optoelectronics

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 199-204

  Ward, A J ^a   Robbins, D J ^a   Busico, G ^a   Whitbread, N D ^a   Williams, P J ^a   Reid, D C J ^a   Rawsthorne, J R ^a  

^a Bookman Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR; STATIC SIDE MODE SUPPRESSION RATIO; THRESHOLD CURRENT;

DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS;

EID: 0037930767     PISSN: 13502433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-opt:20030315     Document Type: Article

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