Reduced linewidth re-broadening by suppressing longitudinal spatial hole burning in high-power 1.55-μm continuous-wave distributed-feedback (CW-DFB) laser diodes

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1060-1065

  Takaki, Keishi ^a   Kise, Tomofumi ^a   Maruyama, Kazuomi ^a   Yamanaka, Nobumitsu ^a   Funabashi, Masaki ^a   Kasukawa, Akihiko ^a  

^a FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuous wave (CW); Distributed feedback (DFB); High power; Longitudinal spatial hole burning (SHB); Multiplex quantum well; Optical communication; Semiconductor laser diodes; Spectral linewidth re broadening

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DISTRIBUTED FEEDBACK LASERS; HIGH POWER LASERS; HOLE TRAPS; MICROOPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

FRONT TO REAR FACET POWER RATIO; LONGITUDINAL SPATIAL HOLE BURNING; REDUCED LINEWIDTH REBROADENING; SPECTRAL LINEWIDTH REBROADENING;

QUANTUM WELL LASERS;

EID: 0141740645     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2003.816102     Document Type: Article

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