Power and facet phase dependence of chirp for index and gain-coupled DFB lasers

B. Thedrez, J. M. Rainsant, N. Aberkane, B. Andre, H. Bissessur, J. G. Provost, B. Fernier

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Abstract

The adiabatic chirp of DFB lasers is shown to be power and facet phase dependent. Importance of this effect on transmission is demonstrated using BER measurements, showing an advantage for gain-coupled lasers versus index-coupled devices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-176
Number of pages2
JournalConference Digest - IEEE International Semiconductor Laser Conference
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 1998
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1998 16th IEEE International Semiconductor Laser Conference, ISLC - Nara, Jpn
Duration: 4 Oct 19988 Oct 1998

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