High-Power Superluminescent Diodes

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1988, Pages 2454-2457

  Alphonse, Gerard A ^a   Gilbert, Dean B ^a   Harvey, M G ^a   Ettenberg, Michael ^a  

^a SARNOFF CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES--HETEROJUNCTIONS;

ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE; POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; REFLECTION FEEDBACK; SUPERLUMINESCENT DIODES;

SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES, LIGHT EMITTING;

EID: 0024125927     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.14376     Document Type: Article

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