This chapter starts with a more physical derivation of the coupled-mode equations and moves on to new features such as the eigenmodes for the analytic solutions, the influence of grating parameters on the dispersion diagram and the 'stopband' of nonpropagating frequencies.

Inspec keywords: optical dispersion; semiconductor lasers; coupled mode analysis; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; diffraction gratings; laser modes; distributed feedback lasers

Other keywords: nonpropagating frequencies; dispersion diagram; semiconductor lasers; coupled-mode equations; eigenmodes; analytic solutions; grating parameters; distributed feedback lasers

Subjects: Lasing action in semiconductors