Distributed Feedback Laser Diodes Principles and Physical ModellingH. Ghafouri-Shiraz B. S. K. Lo University of Birmingham, UKAdvances in optical fibre-based communications systems have playeda crucial role in the development of the information highway. Byoffering a single mode oscillation and narrow spectral output,distributed feedback (DFB) semiconductor laser diodes offer anexcellent optical light source for fibre-based communicationsystems. This comprehensive text focuses on the basic workingprinciples of DFB laser diodes and details the development of a newtechnique for enhanced system performance.
* Considers the optical waveguiding characteristics andproperties of semiconductor materials and the physics of DFBsemiconductor lasers.
* Presents a powerful modelling technique based on the transfermatrix method which can be used to improve the design of laserdiodes, optical filters and amplifiers.
* Examines the effect of the various corrugation shapes on thecoupling coefficients and lasing characteristics of DFB laserdiodes.
* Technical advice to improve immunity against the spatial holeburning effect.
* Extensive referencing throughout and a comprehensive glossaryof symbols and abbreviations.
Distributed Feedback Laser Diodes is an indispensable text forsenior students of electrical and electronic engineering andphysics, and will consolidate their knowledge in this rapidlygrowing field. As a technical guide for the structural design ofDFB laser diodes, it will serve as an invaluable reference forresearchers in optoelectronics, and semiconductor and devicephysics.
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