Abstract
        Based on the transfer matrix method, by which the limitations of Lang-Kobayashi model and equivalent cavity model can 
be partly overcome, the output characteristics of the apodized fiber grating diode lasers (FGLs) have been theoretically 
investigated. The results show that with the change of the maximum of the refractive index modulation depth Δn0, both the 
number and the location of the modes will vary; under certain parameters, single mode operation with the side-mode 
suppression ratio (SMSR) more than 40dB can be achieved.
        Keywords
        Fiber grating diode lasers, Transfer matrix method, Gaussian apodized fiber grating.
        Citation
        J. LI, Z.-M. WU, T. DENG, G.-Q. XIA, Modeling the output performances of the apodized fiber  grating diode lasers by transfer matrix method, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 10, October 2008, pp.618-623 (2008).
        Submitted at: July 31, 2008
 
        Accepted at: Oct. 2, 2008