Quantum-Well Heterostructure Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1980, Pages 170-186

  Holonyak, Nick ^a   Kolbas, Robert M ^a   Dupuis, Russell D ^b   Dapkus, P Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical Engineering Material Research Laboratory University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0018983630     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1980.1070447     Document Type: Article

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