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Modelling of DFB laser diodes

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Photonic Devices for Telecommunications

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The behaviour of DFB lasers is so complex that it cannot be described analytically. Neither can the design of these lasers rely on a number of simple analytical formulae as is the case for FP lasers. The main cause of this complex behaviour is the strong dependence of the distributed feedback, and hence of the facet loss, on local refractive index and carrier density variations. The main consequences of it are changes in side mode rejection or stability and significant contributions to FMresponse and harmonic distortion, which are not easy to predict.

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Morthier, G., Lowery, A. (1999). Modelling of DFB laser diodes. In: Guekos, G. (eds) Photonic Devices for Telecommunications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59889-0_7

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