Optical-Pumping Injection Cavity (OPIC) Mid-IR "W" Lasers with High Efficiency and Low Loss

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 477-479

  Bewley, W W ^a   Felix, C L ^a   Vurgaftman, I ^a   Stokes, D W ^a   Meyer, J R ^a   Lee, H ^b   Martinelli, R U ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavity resonators; Optical pumping; Semiconductor epitaxial; Semiconductor lasers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001083763     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.841258     Document Type: Article

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