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Analysis and modeling of ridge waveguide quarterly wavelength shifted distributed feedback laser with three rate equations

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In this paper, ridge waveguide quarterly wavelength shifted distributed feedback (RW-QWSDFB) laser was modeled and analyzed. In this behavioral model, some characteristics of the device, such as threshold current, line width, power of output wave, spectrum of output wave, and laser stability in high powers, were investigated in accordance with different physical and geographical parameters such as sizes and structures of the layers. Considering a new proposed algorithm, the analysis of the mentioned structures was performed using transfer matrix method (TMM), the solution of coupled waves and carrier rate equations. The results showed the advantages of some parameters in this structure.

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Abbas Ghadimi received the B.Sc. degree in electronics from Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, and the M.Sc. degree in electronics from the University of Guilan, Iran, and the Ph.D. degree in electronics from Islamic Azad University (IAU), Sciences and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran. He joined IAU, Lahijan Branch, Iran, in 2002, where he is currently Assistant Professor of Electronics. His current fields of interest are modeling and analysis of photodetectors, all-optical devices based nanostructures and nano electronic devices.

Alireza Ahadpour Shal received the B.Sc. degree in electronics from Amir Kabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, and the M.Sc. degree in electronics from Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. He joined Islamic Azad University (IAU), Lahijan Branch, Iran, in 2006, where he is currently Lecturer and a full-time Member of Academic Staff at Electronic Group. His fields of interests are optical communication systems and optical networking.

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Ghadimi, A., Ahadpour Shal, A. Analysis and modeling of ridge waveguide quarterly wavelength shifted distributed feedback laser with three rate equations. Front. Optoelectron. 8, 329–340 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-015-0476-0

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