High-density Er-implanted GaN optical memory devices

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2001, Pages 3552-3558

  Lee, Boon K ^a   Chi, Robert Chih Jen ^a   Chao, David Liang Chiun ^a   Cheng, Ji ^a   Chry, Irving Yeong Ning ^a   Beyette, Fred R ^a   Steckl, Andrew J ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM; GALLIUM NITRIDE; ION IMPLANTATION; LASER BEAMS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ELECTRONIC HOSTS;

OPTICAL DISK STORAGE;

EID: 0001275822     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.003552     Document Type: Article

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