Examining distributed feedback (DFB) laser diodes, this title covers the underlying theory, commercial applications, necessary design criteria and future direction of this technology. The authors offer a description of the various effects that determine DFB laser diode behaviour, and also present modelling approaches, describe DFB laser performance aspects, lay out critical guidelines for DFB laser devices and their use in emerging, high-capacity optical transmission systems.

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Geert Morthier is researcher and group leader at the Department of Information Technology, University of Gent--IMEC, where he also holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. He has conducted research on DFB lasers for the past ten years, and has published more than fifty technical papers and articles.

Patrick Vankwikelberge currently works on process engineering in Alcatel's Corporate Business Processes and Information Systems Department. A researcher in telecommunications for nearly a decade, he holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Gent.

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