• DocumentCode
    1026842
  • Title

    Design of asymmetric quarter-wave-shifted DFB semiconductor lasers

  • Author

    Favre, F.

  • Author_Institution
    CNET, LAB/ROC/FOG, Lannion, France
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    1113
  • Lastpage
    1114
  • Abstract
    Quarter-wave-shifted distributed-feedback (QWS-DFB) semiconductor lasers with asymmetric structure are theoretically analysed in terms of wavelength selectivity, differential efficiency, linewidth and sensitivity to external optical feedback. The analysis is used to design narrow-linewidth lasers with low sensitivity to optical feedback for coherent transmission.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; feedback; semiconductor junction lasers; asymmetric quarter-wave-shifted DFB semiconductor lasers; coherent transmission; differential efficiency; external optical feedback; linewidth; narrow-linewidth lasers; optical feedback; wavelength selectivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860762
  • Filename
    4256976