Title :
Partly gain-coupled DFB lasers with periodically etched quantum wells
Author :
Makino, Toshihiko
Author_Institution :
Nortel Technol., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The high single-mode yield and stability of partly gain-coupled DFB lasers with periodically etched quantum wells is reviewed and explained by an amplified spontaneous emission DFB laser model, taking into account quantum well physics.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; etching; laser modes; laser stability; laser theory; quantum well lasers; superradiance; 1.55 mum; MQW lasers; amplified spontaneous emission DFB laser model; high single-mode yield; partly gain-coupled DFB lasers; periodically etched quantum wells; quantum well physics; stability; Charge carrier density; Etching; Laser modes; Laser stability; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Power lasers; Quantum well lasers; Refractive index; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.571674
