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Semiconductor lasers for coherent optical fiber communications |
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| Authors: | Koch T.L. Koren U. |
| Affiliation: | AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ; |
| Abstract: | The current status of semiconductor lasers used in coherent optical fiber communications is reviewed for nonexperts in the field. The issues of spectral purity, tuning, modulation, and advanced fabrication methods for photonic integration are discussed, with examples drawn from current experimental devices |
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