Morthier G., Vankwikelberge P. Handbook of Distributed Feedback Laser Diodes

2nd Edition. — Artech House, 2013. — 397 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-60807-701-4.Since the first edition of this book in 1997, the photonics landscape has evolved considerably and so has the role of DFB laser diodes. Although tunable laser diodes are introduced ever more in advanced optical communication systems, DFB laser diodes are still widely applied in many deployed systems. This also includes wavelength tunable DFB laser diodes and DFB laser diode arrays, usually integrated with intensity or phase modulators and semiconductor optical amplifiers. It is moreover expected that, in the near future, optical communication will find its way in short distance interconnections between or inside computers, and that silicon photonics will be the preferred technology for such interconnections. DFB lasers in InP heterogeneously integrated on silicon-on-insulator waveguide circuits are being investigated as transmitters for optical interconnects.
This book is intended to give a comprehensive description of the different effects that determine the behavior of a DFB laser diode. Emphasis is on developing a detailed understanding of DFB lasers and on the derivation of guidelines for their design.Introduction to Fabry-Perot and Distributed Feedback Laser Diodes
Rate Equation Theory of Laser Diodes
Coupled-Mode Theory of DFB Laser Diodes
Applying the Coupled Mode Theory
A Closer Look at the Carrier Injection
The Spectrum of DFB Laser Diodes
The IM and FM Behavior of DFB Laser Diodes
Harmonic and Intermodulation Distortion in DFB Laser Diodes
Noise Characteristics of DFB Laser Diodes
Wavelength Tunable DFB Laser Diodes
Bistable and Self-Pulsating DFB Laser Diodes
Fabrication and Packaging of DFB Laser Diodes
Appendix. Noise, Auto-Correlations, and Spectral Densities