Monolithic 40-GHz mode-locked MQW DBR lasers for high-speed optical communication systems

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-136

  Kaiser, Ronald ^a   Hüttl, Bernd ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mode locked lasers; Monolithic integrated circuits; Optical communication; Optoelectronic devices

Indexed keywords

BRAGG REFLECTORS; ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; LASER MODE LOCKING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTOR (DBR); MODE-LOCKED DEVICES;

MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS;

EID: 33847607474     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2006.885330     Document Type: Article

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