Long-Wavelength Lasers For Optical Communications

R. J. Nelson

doi:10.1117/12.959946

29 July 1981 Long-Wavelength Lasers For Optical Communications

R. J. Nelson

Proceedings Volume 0269, Integrated Optics I; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959946
Event: 1981 Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1980, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

A review is presented of the current status of the development of semiconductor lasers which emit in the 1.3-1.6 μm wavelength region where optical loss and dispersion are lowest in present day optical fibers. The operating characteristics of several types of stable single-transverse-mode laser structures including buried and strip-buried heterostructures are discussed. Spectral behavior, noise properties and output beam characteristics are described. The results of recent work on laser fabrication for integrated optics are reviewed.

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R. J. Nelson "Long-Wavelength Lasers For Optical Communications", Proc. SPIE 0269, Integrated Optics I, (29 July 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.959946

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