Mutual optical injection in coupled DBR laser pairs

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 2033-2041

  Vaughan, M P ^a   Henning, I ^a   Adams, M J ^a   Rivers, L J ^b   Cannard, P ^b   Lealman, I F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b Tongji University and Huawei Technologies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS; FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS;

BACK REFLECTION; COUPLING TIME; DOUBLE PASS; NON-LINEAR PHENOMENA; NONLINEAR EFFECT; ON-CHIP OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL COUPLINGS; OPTICAL INJECTION;

DBR LASERS;

EID: 59749104584     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.002033     Document Type: Article

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