Strained-Layer InGaAs-GaAs-AlGaAs Photopumped and Current Injection Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1988, Pages 1605-1613

  Kolbas, Robert M ^a   Anderson, Neal G ^a   Laidig, W D ^a   Sin, Yongkun ^a   Lo, Y C ^a   Hsieh, K Y ^a   Yang, Y J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS, INJECTION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE -- APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS -- APPLICATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS -- APPLICATIONS;

CURRENT INJECTION; CW LASERS; PSEUDOMORPHIC QUANTUM WELLS; QUANTUM-WELL LASERS; STRAINED-LAYER INJECTION LASERS;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0024055814     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.7091     Document Type: Article

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