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Rigorous analysis of the reflection/transmission at the end-facets of DFB laser diodes

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A rigorous approach is presented for evaluation of reflection/transmission at the end-facets of distributed feedback (DFB) lasers. The calculations are based on a rigorous two-dimensional model to find the field distribution inside the periodic region. Moreover, it utilizes an efficient mode-matching procedure which is discussed in the paper. Although the end-facet effects in DFB lasers can rigorously be taken into account by using this approach, the computational efficiency can also be maintained quite high.

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  1. Arbeitsbereich Hochfrequenztechnik, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, 21071, Hamburg, Germany

    M. Akbari & K. Schünemann

  2. Deutsche Telekom AG, Technologiezentrum, 64307, Darmstadt, Germany

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Akbari, M., Burkhard, H. & Schünemann, K. Rigorous analysis of the reflection/transmission at the end-facets of DFB laser diodes. Optical and Quantum Electronics 31, 893–907 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006942712627

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